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Recommended Practice on TFL(Through Flowline)SystemsANSI/API RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 17CSECOND EDITION,SEPTEMBER 2002REAFFIRMED,FEBRUARY 2010ISO 13628-3:2000(identical),Petroleum and natural gas industriesDesign and operation of subsea production systemsPart 3:Through flowline(TFL)systems Special Notes API publications necessarily address problems of a general nature.With respect to particular circumstances,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 and properly train and equip their employees,and others exposed,concerning health and safety risks and precautions,nor undertaking their obligations under local,state,or federal laws.Information concerning safety and health risks and proper precautions with respect to particular materials and conditions should be obtained from the employer,the manufacturer or 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 implication or otherwise,for the manufacture,sale,or use of any method,apparatus,or product covered by letters patent.Neither should anything contained in the publication be construed as insuring anyone against liability for infringement of letters patent.Generally,API standards are reviewed and revised,reaffirmed,or withdrawn at least every five years.Sometimes a one-time extension of up to two years will be added to this review cycle.This publication will no longer be in effect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 operative API standard or,where an extension has been granted,upon republication.Status of the publication can be ascertained from the API Upstream Segment,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 appropriate notification and participation in the developmental process and is designated as an API standard.Questions concerning the interpretation of the content of this standard or comments and questions concerning the procedures under which this standard was developed should be directed in writing to the general manager of the Upstream Segment,American Petroleum Institute,1220 L Street,N.W.,Washington,D.C.20005.Requests for permission to reproduce or translate all or any part of the material published herein should also be addressed to the director.API standards are published to facilitate the broad availability of proven,sound engineering and operating practices.These standards are not intended to obviate the need for applying sound engineering judgment regarding when and where these standards should be utilized.The formulation and publication of API standards is not intended in any way to inhibit anyone from using any other practices.Any manufacturer marking equipment or materials in conformance with the marking requirements of an API standard is solely responsible for complying with all the applicable requirements of that standard.API does not represent,warrant,or guarantee that such products 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 otherwise,without prior written permission from the publisher.Contact the Publisher,API Publishing Services,1220 L Street,N.W.,Washington,D.C.20005.Copyright 2002 American Petroleum Institute API Recommended Practice 17C/ISO 13628-3:2000(E)i API Foreword This standard is under the jurisdiction of the API Standards Subcommittee on Subsea Production Systems(API C2/SC17).This API standard is identical with the English version of ISO 13628-3:2000.ISO 13628-3 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 67 Materials,equipment and offshore structures for petroleum and natural gas industries,SC 4,Drilling and production equipment.This standard shall become effective on the date printed on the cover but may be used voluntarily from the date of distribution.The API Standards on Subsea Production Systems consists of a series of Specifications,Recommended Practices and Technical Reports(17 Series),many of which are complementary with ISO Standards in the various standards in the series of ISO 13628-x documents.A list of these corresponding documents:API Standard ISO Document API Title(or Topic&Comments)RP 17A 13628-1 Design&Operation of Subsea Production Systems RP 17B n/a Flexible Pipe RP 17C-3 TFL Systems Spec 17D-4 Wellhead&Christmas Tree Equipment Spec 17E-5 Subsea Production Control Umbilicals(Spec 17F)-6 Subsea Controls No API standard,designation reserved for future Adoption RP 17G-7 Design&Operations of Completion/Workover Riser Systems(RP 17H)-8 Remotely Operated Vehicles(ROVs)No API standard,designation reserved for future Adoption RP 17I-5 Installation Gu