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The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008

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2.  In this Schedule—

“marine diesel engine” means any reciprocating internal combustion engine operating on liquid or dual fuel, to which regulations 5, 6 and 13 of Annex VI apply, including booster and compound systems, if applied;

“recreational craft” means any boat of any type intended for sports and leisure purposes of hull length from 2.5 metres to 24 metres measured according to the harmonised standard, fitted with a marine diesel engine of over 130 kW and whether used for charter or recreational boating;

“personal watercraft” means a vessel less than 4 metres in length which uses an internal combustion engine having a jet water pump as its primary source of propulsion and designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing or kneeling on, rather than within the confines of, the hull;

“placed on the market” has the same meaning as in the Directive;

“the Directive” means Directive 94/25/EC(1) of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the member states relating to recreational craft as amended by Directive 2003/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16th June 2003(2).

(1)

O.J. L164, 30.6.1994 15 -38.

(2)

O.J. L214, 26.8.2003 18-35.

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