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Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on recreational craft and personal watercraft and repealing Directive 94/25/EC Text with EEA relevance · European Union

Recreational craft with inboard or stern drive engines without integral exhaust, personal watercraft and outboard engines and stern drive engines with integral exhaust shall be designed, constructed and assembled so that noise emissions shall not exceed the limit values in the following table: Rated Engine Power (single engine) In kW Maximum Sound Pressure Level = L_(pASmax) In dB P_(N) 10 67 10 P_(N) 40 72 P_(N) 40 75 where P_(N) = rated engine power in kW of a single engine at rated speed and L_(pASmax) = maximum sound pressure level in dB. For twin-engine and multiple-engine units of all engine types an allowance of 3 dB may be applied.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.