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ENGINE EMISSIONS INFORMATION
Maintenance, replacement, or re-
pair of the emission control devices
and systems may be performed by
any marine SI (spark ignition) en-
gine repair establishment or individ-
ual.
Manufacturer's
Responsibility
Beginning with 1999 model year en-
gines, manufacturers of marine en-
gines must determine the exhaust
emission levels for each engine horse-
power family and certify these engines
with the United States of America En-
vironmental Protection Agency (EPA).
An emissions control information la-
bel, showing emission levels and en-
gine specifications, must be placed on
each boat at the time of manufacture.
Dealer's Responsibility
When performing service on all 1999
and more recent Sea-Doo Sport Boats
carrying an emissions control infor-
mation label, adjustments must be
kept within published factory specifi-
cations.
Replacement or repair of any emission
related component must be executed
in a manner that maintains emission
levels within the prescribed certifica-
tion standards.
Dealers are not to modify the engine in
any manner that would alter the horse-
power or allow emission levels to ex-
ceed their predetermined factory spec-
ifications.
Exceptions include manufacturer's
prescribed changes, such as altitude
adjustments for example.
Owner Responsibility
The owner/operator is required to have
engine maintenance performed to
maintain emission levels within pre-
scribed certification standards.
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The owner/operator is not to, and
should not allow anyone to modify any
engine in a manner that would alter the
horsepower or allow emission levels
to exceed predetermined factory spec-
ifications.
EPA Emission Regulations
All new 1999 and more recent
Sea-Doo Sport Boatss manufactured
by BRP are certified to the EPA as con-
forming to the requirements of the
regulations for the control of air pol-
lution from new boat engines. This
certification is contingent on certain
adjustments being set to factory stan-
dards. For this reason, the factory pro-
cedure for servicing the product must
be strictly followed and, whenever
practicable, returned to the original in-
tent of the design.
The responsibilities listed above are
general and in no way a complete list-
ing of the rules and regulations per-
taining to the EPA requirements on ex-
haust emissions for marine products.
For more detailed information on this
subject, you may contact the following
locations:
MAIL:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Transportation and Air Quality
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Mail Code 6403J
Washington D.C. 20460
INTERNET WEB SITE:
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/
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