New Two stroke outboard.

[prv]

But why are they allowed for company use but not for private individuals ?

The instrument that imposed the ban was/is the Recreational Craft Directive. Commercial and competitive use is simply out of scope.

Pete

 

[LONG_KEELER]

The instrument that imposed the ban was/is the Recreational Craft Directive. Commercial and competitive use is simply out of scope.

Pete

It's like saying breaking wind on the way to the yacht club is not ok but encouraged on the bus to work. It's a mad mad world

 

[penfold]

Banned a long time now; the cut-off date was 2008, there's just no enforcement in some nations and the IMO is mostly in the pocket of shipowners.

It's the same thinking that allows big ships to use TBT antifouling.