ENV-14-46 Complicated Yet Necessary: Managing Compliance with the Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine (RICE) Rules

Description:

Does this engine have to be certified? What is considered emergency use? Is a rental engine subject to these requirements? This paper will discuss common questions and misinterpretations faced when trying to achieve and maintain compliance with the Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine (RICE) Rules. In addition to discussing the common questions and misinterpretations, this paper will explain how the responses to the questions are significant to determining and managing compliance. Finally, this paper details the strategy taken by one refinery to find these answers and achieve compliance, one engine at a time.