RecommendedPracticeforUltrasonicandMagneticExaminationofOffshoreStructuralFabricationandGuidelinesforQualificationofTechniciansAPIRECOMMENDEDPRACTICE2XFOURTHEDITION,APRIL2004REAFFIRMED,SEPTEMBER2020RecommendedPracticeforUltrasonicandMagneticExaminationofOffshoreStructuralFabricationandGuidelinesforQualificationofTechniciansUpstreamSegmentAPIRECOMMENDEDPRACTICE2XFOURTHEDITION,APRIL2004REAFFIRMED,SEPTEMBER2020SPECIALNOTESAPIpublicationsnecessarilyaddressproblemsofageneralnature.Withrespecttopartic-ularcircumstances,local,state,andfederallawsandregulationsshouldbereviewed.APIisnotundertakingtomeetthedutiesofemployers,manufacturers,orsupplierstowarnandproperlytrainandequiptheiremployees,andothersexposed,concerninghealthandsafetyrisksandprecautions,norundertakingtheirobligationsunderlocal,state,orfed-erallaws.Informationconcerningsafetyandhealthrisksandproperprecautionswithrespecttopar-ticularmaterialsandconditionsshouldbeobtainedfromtheemployer,themanufacturerorsupplierofthatmaterial,orthematerialsafetydatasheet.NothingcontainedinanyAPIpublicationistobeconstruedasgrantinganyright,byimplicationorotherwise,forthemanufacture,sale,oruseofanymethod,apparatus,orprod-uctcoveredbyletterspatent.Neithershouldanythingcontainedinthepublicationbecon-struedasinsuringanyoneagainstliabilityforinfringementofletterspatent.Generally,APIstandardsarereviewedandrevised,reaffirmed,orwithdrawnatleasteveryfiveyears.Sometimesaone-timeextensionofuptotwoyearswillbeaddedtothisreviewcycle.ThispublicationwillnolongerbeineffectfiveyearsafteritspublicationdateasanoperativeAPIstandardor,whereanextensionhasbeengranted,uponrepublication.StatusofthepublicationcanbeascertainedfromtheAPIStandardsdepartmenttelephone(202)682-8000.AcatalogofAPIpublications,programsandservicesispublishedannuallyandupdatedbiannuallybyAPI,andavailablethroughGlobalEngineeringDocuments,15Inv-ernessWayEast,M/SC303B,Englewood,CO80112-5776.ThisdocumentwasproducedunderAPIstandardizationproceduresthatensureappropri-atenotificationandp...
