Annex VI- Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships

Appendices to Annex VI

Appendix II - Test cycles and weighting factors (Regulation 13)

The following test cycles and weighting factors should be applied for verification of compliance of marine diesel engines with the NOx limits in accordance with regulation 13 of this Annex using the test procedure and calculation method as specified in the NOx Technical Code.

.1 For constant-speed marine engines for ship main propulsion, including diesel-electric drive, test cycle E2 should be applied.
.2 For variable-pitch propeller sets test cycle E2 should be applied.
.3 For propeller-law-operated main and propeller-law-operated auxiliary engines the test cycle E3 should be applied.
.4 For constant-speed auxiliary engines test cycle D2 should be applied.
.5 For variable-speed, variable-load auxiliary engines, not included above, test cycle C1 should be applied.

Test cycle for constant-speed main propulsion application (including diesel-electric drive or variable-pitch propeller installations)

Test cycle type E2
Speed
100%
100%
100%
100%
Power
100%
75%
50%
25%
Weighting factor
0.2
0.5
0.15
0.15

Test cycle for propeller-law-operated main and propeller-law-operated auxiliary engine application

Test cycle type E3
Speed
100%
91%
80%
63%
Power
100%
75%
50%
25%
Weighting factor
0.2
0.5
0.15
0.15

Test cycle for constant-speed auxiliary engine application

Test cycle type D2
Speed
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
Power
100%
75%
50%
25%
10%
Weighting factor
0.05
0.25
0.3
0.3
0.1

Test cycle for variable-speed and -load auxiliary engine application

Test cycle type C1
Speed
Rated
Intermediate
Idle
Torque
100%
75%
50%
10%
100%
75%
50%
0%
Weighting factor
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.15