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Petroleum and Liquid PetroleumProducts-Calibration of HorizontalCylindrical TanksPart 2:Internal Electro-optical Distance-rangingMethodANSI/API MPMS CHAPTER 2.2FFIRST EDITION,APRIL 2004REAFFIRMED,SEPTEMBER 2014ISO 12917-2,Petroleum and liquid petroleum products-Calibration of horizontal cylindrical tanks-Part 2:Internal electro-optical distance-ranging methodS0ANSI1Special NotesAPI publications necessarily address problems of a general nature.With respect to particularcircumstances,local,state,and federal laws and regulations should be reviewed.API is not undertaking to meet the duties of employers,manufacturers,or suppliers to warn andproperly train and equip their employees,and others exposed,concerning health and safetyrisks and precautions,nor undertaking their obligations under local,state,or federal laws.Information concerning safety and health risks and proper precautions with respect to particularmaterials and conditions should be obtained from the employer,the manufacturer or supplier ofthat material,or the material safety data sheet.Nothing contained in any API publication is to be construed as granting any right,by implicationor otherwise,for the manufacture,sale,or use of any method,apparatus,or product covered byletters patent.Neither should anything contained in the publication be construed as insuringanyone against liability for infringement of letters patent.Generally,API standards are reviewed and revised,reaffirmed,or withdrawn at least every fiveyears.Sometimes a one-time extension of up to two years will be added to this review cycle.This publication will no longer be in effect five years after its publication date as an operativeAPI standard or,where an extension has been granted,upon republication.Status of thepublication can be ascertained from the API Standards department telephone(202)682-8000.Acatalog of API publications,programs and services is published annually and updatedbiannually by APl,and available through Global Engineering Documents,15 Inverness WayEast,M/S C303B,Englewood,CO 80112-5776.This document was produced under API standardization procedures that ensure appropriatenotification and participation in the developmental process and is designated as an APlstandard.Questions concerning the interpretation of the content of this standard or commentsand questions concerning the procedures under which this standard was developed should bedirected in writing to the Director of the Standards department,American Petroleum Institute,1220 L Street,N.W.,Washington,D.C.20005.Requests for permission to reproduce ortranslate all or any part of the material published herein should be addressed to the Director,Business Services.API standards are published to facilitate the broad availability of proven,sound engineering andoperating practices.These standards are not intended to obviate the need for applying soundengineering judgment regarding when and where these standards should be utilized.Theformulation and publication of API standards is not intended in any way to inhibit anyone fromusing any other practices.Any manufacturer marking equipment or materials in conformance with the markingrequirements 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 productsdo 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,orotherwise,without prior written permission from the publisher.Contact the Publisher,APIPublishing Services,1220 L Street,N.W.,Washington,D.C.20005.Copyright 2004 American Petroleum Institute