Engine Ratings

And
Duty Cycle
 Engine Ratings
Categorizing of engines such that the right technology
engine is applied to a specific application
Considers:
•How hard the engine is used
•How many hours per year
•Power density of the engine
•Expected time to overhaul
 Engine Ratings
Continuous Duty (CON or CD)
Heavy Duty (HD)
Medium Continuous Duty (MCD or MD)
Intermittent Duty (INT or ID)
High Output (HO) /Government Service (GS)
 Engine Power Factor
Power Factor is the time weighted average of the engines load profile
Example:
10% of the time at idle : 12% Load
30% of the time at low cruise : 55% Load
40% of the time at high cruise : 80% load
20% of the time at rated speed : 100% Load
This would be a 70% Power Factor

Duty Cycle is the Power Factor along with the Number of Hours per Year
 Continuous Duty (CON or CD)

- Maximum Power Factor = 100%

- Unlimited hours per year

- Typical Power Factor = 70 to 90% Displacement hulls

Fishing trawlers
- Intended for continuous use in applications
requiring uninterrupted service at full power Freighters
Tugboats
Bottom drag trawlers
Towboats
 Heavy Duty (HD)
- Maximum Power Factor = 75%

- <5,000 hours per year

- Typical Power Factor = 60 to 75%

Mid-water trawlers
- Intended for nearly continuous use in variable Purse seiners
load applications where full power is limited to
Towboats
eight (8) hours out of every ten (10) hours of
Ferries
operation. Reduced power operations must be
at or below cruise rpm Crew boats

Auxiliary cargo pumps

Thrusters
 Medium Continuous Duty (MCD or MD)

- Maximum Power Factor = 60%

- <3,000 hours per year

- Typical Power Factor = 40 to 60% Planing hull ferries

High speed fishing
- Intended for moderate use in variable load boats

applications where full power is limited to Off-shore service

boats
six hours out of every twelve hours of
Displacement hull
operation. Reduced power operations yachts
must be at or below cruise rpm Pilot boats
Short trip coastal
freighters
 Intermittent Duty (INT or ID)
- Maximum Power Factor = 40%

- <1,500 hours per year

Trawler yachts

- Typical Power Factor = Customs patrol craft

20 to 40 %
Military patrol craft

- Intended for intermittent use in variable Police vessels

load applications where full power is limited
to two hours out of every eight hours of Fire Boats

operation. Reduced power operations must Charter boats

be at or below cruise rpm.
Some fishing boats
 High Output (HO) /Government Service (GS)
- Maximum Power Factor = 30% Vessel Types:
Patrol
Rescue
- <500 hours per year Fire
Assault vessels
Cruiser
- Typical Power Factor = 10 to 30% Go-Fast Boats
Yacht

- Government and Military applications Government

Agencies:
This power rating is intended for infrequent Military
Coast Guard
use in variable load applications where full Homeland Security
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power is limited to one hour out of every Police departments
eight hours of operation. Reduced power Fire departments
Department of Natural
operation must be at or below cruise rpm. Resources