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API MPMS*3.39b07322900552883178Manual of PetroleumMeasurement StandardsChapter 3-Tank Gauging.!Section 3-Standard Practice for LevelMeasurement of LiquidHydrocarbons in StationaryPressurized Storage Tanks byAutomatic Tank GaugingFIRST EDITION,JUNE 1996No repeoducion or networking pormined without licensse from IH5API MPMS:*3.39b07322900552885T40SPECIAL NOTESAPI publications necessarily address problems of a general nature.With respect to par-ticular circumstances,local,state,and federal laws and regulations should be reviewed.API is not undertaking to meet the duties of employers,manufacturers,or suppliers towarn and properly train and equip their employees,and others exposed,concerning healthand safety risks and precautions,nor undertaking their obligations under local,state,or fed-eral laws.Information concerning safety and health risks and proper precautions with respect toparticular materials and conditions should be obtained from the employer,the manufactureror supplier of that material,or the material safety data sheet.Nothing contained in any API publication is to be construed as granting any right,by im-plication or otherwise,for the manufacture,sale,or use of any method,apparatus,or productcovered by letters patent.Neither should anything contained in the publication be construedas insuring anyone against liability for infringement of letters patent.Generally.API standards are reviewed and revised,reaffirmed,or withdrawn at least ev-ery five years.Sometimes a one-time extension of up to two years will be added to this re-view cycle.This publication will no longer be in effect five years after its publication dateas an operative API standard or,where an extension has been granted,upon republication.Status of the publication can be ascertained from the API Authoring Department telephone(202)682-8000.A catalog of API publications and materials is published annually and updated quarterly by API,1220 L Street,N.W.Washington,D.C.20005.This document was produced under API standardization procedures that ensure appro-priate notification and participation in the developmental process and is designated as anAPI standard.Questions concerning the interpretation of the content of this standard orcomments and questions concerning the procedures under which this standard was devel-oped should be directed in writing to the director of the Authoring Department(shown onthe title page of this document),American Petroleum Institute,1220L Street.N.W.Wash-ington,D.C.20005.Requests for permission to reproduce or translate all or any part of thematerial published herein should also be addressed to the director.API publications may be used by anyone desiring to do so.Every effort has been madeby the Institute to assure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained in them;however,the Institute makes no representation,warranty or guarantee in connection with this publi-cation and hereby expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility for loss or damage re-sulting from its use or for the violation of any federal,state,or municipal regulation withwhich this publication may conflict.API standards are published to facilitate the broad availability of proven,sound engineer-ing and operating practices.These standards are not intended to obviate the need for apply-ing sound engineering judgment regarding when and where these standards should beutilized.The formulation and publication of API standards is not intended in any way to in-hibit anyone from using any other practices.Any manufacturer marking equipment or materials in conformance with the marking re-quirements of an API standard is solely responsible for complying with all the applicablerequirements of that standard.API does not represent,warrant,or guarantee that such prod-ucts do in fact conform to the applicable API standard.All rights reserved.No part of this work may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording or other-wise,without prior written permission from the publisher.Contact the Publisher,APlPublishing Services,1220 L Street,N.W.,Washington,D.C.20005.Copyright 1996 American Petroleum Institutee-Technip Abu Dabhi/5931917101No reproduction or networking permitted without cense from IHSNot tor Resale.02/21/2006 21:42:59 MST