Recreational Marine Engine Activities
This page last reviewed September 28, 2009
| ARB's
recreational marine engine program is an important new element in ARB's
efforts to improve air quality through
reductions of
hydrocarbon (HC) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions.
Regulations have been adopted for certain marine vessels and
regulations have been proposed for other spark-ignition
engines
used in boats for propulsion. Commercial marine engines are covered
under the Commercial
Marine Vessel webpage.
Spark-ignition
auxiliary
marine engines (power generators, winches, or
auxiliary
propulsion engines for sail boats) are defined as small off-road
spark-ignition engines
(below 25 horsepower) or large off-road
spark-ignition engines
(25 horsepower and
greater)
depending on their size. Compression-ignition auxiliary and
propulsion marine engines under 50 horsepower are defined as off-road diesel
(compression-ignition) engines. |
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September 28, 2009: |
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The Air Resources
Board (ARB) is currently seeking an estimate
of the increased manufacturing cost for proposed ARB controls from
marine vessel and personal watercraft manufacturers. The request
letters and cost surveys are available below for download and viewing.
Personal Watercraft Manufacturer Cost Survey
Marine Vessel Manufacturer Cost Survey
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August 28, 2009: |
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Draft test procedure to determine ORVR efficiency from Pleasure Craft.
Draft Pleasure Craft ORVR test procedure
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August 4, 2009: |
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Updated DRAFT Pleasure Craft SHED data available for download and viewing.
Pleasure Craft Draft SHED data
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| Posted
Feburary 25, 2009: |
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The presentation for today's workshop is available for download and viewing.
Pleasure Craft Draft Proposal Presentation
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Feburary 10, 2009: |
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Draft test procedures for the upcoming workshop are available for download and viewing.
TP-1501 Test Procedure for Determining Diurnal Evaporative Emissions from Pleasure Craft.
TP-1502 Test Procedure for Determining Permeation Emissions from Pleasure Craft Fuel Tanks.
TP-1503 Test Procedure for Determining Carbon Canister Performance.
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Feburary 5, 2009: |
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A Public Workshop for the Pleasure Craft evaporative emissions proposal will be held on February 25, 2009 in Sacramento. Please see below to view the notice and draft regulation. The presentation will be available at the time of the workshop.
Draft Proposal.
Workshop Notice.
Agenda.
Directions.
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| Posted
August 6, 2008: |
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Public Hearing Presentation and
staff's suggested modifications to the original proposal as distributed
at the July 24, 2008 Board Hearing are posted below.
Presentation.
Staff's
Suggested Modifications.
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July 8, 2008: |
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Public Hearing
Notice and related
material is now posted. Please see below to view all related
documents.
Recreational
Marine 2008 Regulatory Documents.
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March 18, 2008: |
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A Public Workshop
for the
spark-ignition marine engine regulation will be held on March 18, 2008
in El Monte. Please see below to view the notice and
presentation.
Workshop
Notice.
Presentation.
(Revised March 24, 2008)
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| Posted June 27, 2007: |
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A
Public Workshop for the Pleasure
Craft regulation was held on June 27, 2007 in Sacramento. The
presentation can be viewed at (Power
Point - 276K) or (PDF - 195K) |
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| Posted June 20, 2007: |
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Teleconference
information for the
upcoming test plan workshop can be found here (PDF - 2K)
Staff is
making available the latest version of the proposed test plan for
Pleasure Craft. This version will supersede the previous version listed
below. You can find the latest version here. (PDF - 489K)
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| Posted June 1, 2007: |
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Staff will be
holding a workshop to
discuss the test plan for the Pleasure Craft regulation on June 27,
2007 in Sacramento. The Notice of the Public Workshop is available here
(PDF - 25K). The agenda for the
workshop is
available here (PDF - 3K). |
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| Posted May 18, 2007: |
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The Draft Test Plan
for the Pleasure
Craft regulation is available here
(PDF-
489K). |
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| Posted April 14,
2006: |
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Automotive Testing
Laboratories, Inc.
(ATL) performed evaporative emissions testing on marine pleasure craft
at the request of the Air Resources Board. The ATL final report can be
viewed at (ATL Final Report). |
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| Posted April 11,
2006: |
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A Public Workshop
for the pleasure
craft regulation will be held on April 12, 2006 in Sacramento. The
presentation can be viewed at (Power Point - 439K) or (PDF - 85K). |
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| Posted March 20,
2006: |
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The Air Resources
Board (ARB) is
studying the evaporative emissions released by pleasure craft fuel
systems for rulemaking consideration. A workshop to discuss the topic
will be held on April 12, 2006. For more details about the workshop
please go here. Click
here for an agenda and directions. |
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Diesel
Activities: Mobile Vehicles and Equipment
Off-Road
Mobile Sources Emission Reduction Program
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