ANNEX 1
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE TECHNICAL CODE ON CONTROL OF EMISSION OF NITROGEN OXIDES FROM MARINE DIESEL ENGINES
Proposed amendments to the Technical Code on Control of Emission of Nitrogen Oxides from Marine Diesel Engines
Chapter V
Paragraph 5.2.1 should be amended as follows:
5.2.1 Test condition parameter and test validity for engine family approval
Parameter "fa" shall be determined according to the following provisions:
.1 naturally aspirated and mechanically supercharged engines:
.2 turbocharged engine with or without cooling of the intake air:
and, for a test to be recognized as valid, parameter "fa" shall be such that:
0.98≦fa≦1.02
If, for evident technical reasons, it is not possible to comply with this requirement, "fa" shall be between 0.93 and 1.07.
