Engine Emissions Information; Manufacturer's Responsibility; Dealer's Responsibility; Owner Responsibility - Sea-doo 230 Series Operator's Manual

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 Boats carry-
ing an emissions control information
label, adjustments must be kept within
published factory specifications.
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.
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 1999 and more recent Sea-Doo
boats manufactured by BRP are certi-
fied to the EPA as conforming to the
requirements of the regulations for the
control of air pollution from new boat
engines. This certification is contin-
gent on certain adjustments being set
to factory standards. For this reason,
the factory procedure for servicing the
product must be strictly followed and,
whenever practicable, returned to the
original intent 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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