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Recommended Practice for Qualification Programs for Offshore Production Personnel Who Work with Safety DevicesAPI RECOMMENDED PRACTICE T-2SECOND EDITION,DECEMBER 2001REAFFIRMED,JANUARY 2013Copyright American Petroleum Institute Copyright American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice for Qualification Programs for Offshore Production Personnel Who Work with Safety DevicesUpstream SegmentAPI RECOMMENDED PRACTICE T-2SECOND EDITION,DECEMBER 2001REAFFIRMED,JANUARY 2013Copyright American Petroleum Institute SPECIAL NOTES API publications necessarily address problems of a general nature.With respect to partic-ular 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 to par-ticular materials and conditions should be obtained from the employer,the manufacturer orsupplier of that material,or the material safety data sheet.Nothing contained in any API publication is to be construed as granting any right,byimplication or otherwise,for the manufacture,sale,or use of any method,apparatus,or prod-uct covered by letters patent.Neither should anything contained in the publication be con-strued as insuring anyone against liability for infringement of letters patent.Generally,API standards are reviewed and revised,reafrmed,or withdrawn at least everyve years.Sometimes a one-time extension of up to two years will be added to this reviewcycle.This publication will no longer be in effect ve years after its publication date as anoperative API standard or,where an extension has been granted,upon republication.Statusof 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 quar-terly by API,1220 L Street,N.W.,Washington,D.C.20005.This document was produced under API standardization procedures that ensure appropri-ate notication and participation in the developmental process and is designated as an APIstandard.Questions concerning the interpretation of the content of this standard or com-ments and questions concerning the procedures under which this standard was developedshould be directed in writing to the general manager of the Upstream Segment,AmericanPetroleum Institute,1220 L Street,N.W.,Washington,D.C.20005.Requests for permissionto reproduce or translate all or any part of the material published herein should also beaddressed to the general manager.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 toinhibit anyone from using 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 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 otherwise,without prior written permission from the publisher.Contact the Publisher,API Publishing Services,1220 L Street,N.W.,Washington,D.C.20005.Copyright 2001 American Petroleum InstituteCopyright American Petroleum Institute FOREWORD This Recommended Practice is under the jurisdiction of the American Petroleum InstituteExecutive Committee on Drilling and Production Operations.It has been prepared with theoverall advisory guidance of the API and the Offshore Operators Committee(OOC).The pur-pose of this Recommended Practice is to provide guidelines for the qualication of personnelengaged in operating,installing,inspecting,testing,and routinely maintaining surface and sub-surface safety devices during the production of oil and gas from offshore platforms.This docu-ment is for use by employers,mentors,instructors,and candidates for qualication.Thispublication has intentionally stressed recommended safe operating practices concentrating onpersonnel and public safety.THE PUBLICATION DOES NOT,HOWEVER,PURPORT TOBE SO COMPREHENSIVE AS TO PRESENT ALL OF THE RECOMMENDED SAFEOPERATING PRACTICES THAT CAN AFFECT SAFETY IN ONSHORE OIL AND GASPRODUCTION OPERATIONS.It is intended that this voluntary recommended practice willpromote and maintain safe working conditions for personnel engaged in onshore productionoperations.Every effort has been made by