RecommendedPracticeforPreproductionQualificationforSteelPlatesforOffshoreStructuresAPIRECOMMENDEDPRACTICE2ZFOURTHEDITION,SEPTEMBER2005REAFFIRMED,SEPTEMBER2020RecommendedPracticeforPreproductionQualificationforSteelPlatesforOffshoreStructuresUpstreamSegmentAPIRECOMMENDEDPRACTICE2ZFOURTHEDITION,SEPTEMBER2005REAFFIRMED,SEPTEMBER2020SPECIALNOTESAPIpublicationsnecessarilyaddressproblemsofageneralnature.Withrespecttoparticularcircumstances,local,state,andfederallawsandregulationsshouldbereviewed.NeitherAPInoranyofAPI'semployees,subcontractors,consultants,committees,orotherassigneesmakeanywarrantyorrepresentation,eitherexpressorimplied,withrespecttotheaccuracy,completeness,orusefulnessoftheinformationcontainedherein,orassumeanyliabilityorresponsibilityforanyuse,ortheresultsofsuchuse,ofanyinformationorprocessdisclosedinthispublication.NeitherAPInoranyofAPI'semployees,subcontractors,con-sultants,orotherassigneesrepresentthatuseofthispublicationwouldnotinfringeuponpri-vatelyownedrights.APIpublicationsmaybeusedbyanyonedesiringtodoso.EveryefforthasbeenmadebytheInstitutetoassuretheaccuracyandreliabilityofthedatacontainedinthem;however,theInstitutemakesnorepresentation,warranty,orguaranteeinconnectionwiththispublicationandherebyexpresslydisclaimsanyliabilityorresponsibilityforlossordamageresultingfromitsuseorfortheviolationofanyauthoritieshavingjurisdictionwithwhichthispubli-cationmayconflict.APIpublicationsarepublishedtofacilitatethebroadavailabilityofproven,soundengineer-ingandoperatingpractices.Thesepublicationsarenotintendedtoobviatetheneedforapplyingsoundengineeringjudgmentregardingwhenandwherethesepublicationsshouldbeutilized.TheformulationandpublicationofAPIpublicationsisnotintendedinanywaytoinhibitanyonefromusinganyotherpractices.AnymanufacturermarkingequipmentormaterialsinconformancewiththemarkingrequirementsofanAPIstandardissolelyresponsibleforcomplyingwithalltheapplicablerequirementsofthatstandard.APIdoesnotrepresent,warrant,orguaranteethatsuchprod-uctsdoinfactconfo...
