_RP_95F-2007.pdf

Gulf of Mexico MODU Mooring Practices for the 2007 Hurricane Season Interim RecommendationsAPI RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 95F SECOND EDITION,APRIL 2007Gulf of Mexico MODU Mooring Practices for the 2007 Hurricane Season Interim RecommendationsUpstream SegmentAPI RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 95F SECOND EDITION,APRIL 2007SPECIAL NOTESAPI publications necessarily address problems of a general nature.With respect to particular circumstances,local,state,and federal laws and regulations should be reviewed.Neither API nor any of APIs employees,subcontractors,consultants,committees,or other assignees make any warranty or representation,either express or implied,with respect to the accuracy,completeness,or usefulness of the information contained herein,or assume any liability or responsibility for any use,or the results of such use,of any information or process disclosed in this publication.Neither API nor any of APIs employees,subcontractors,con-sultants,or other assignees represent that use of this publication would not infringe upon pri-vately owned rights.API publications may be used by anyone desiring to do so.Every effort has been made by the Institute to assure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained in them;however,the Institute makes no representation,warranty,or guarantee in connection with this publication and hereby expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility for loss or damage resulting from its use or for the violation of any authorities having jurisdiction with which this publi-cation may conflict.API publications are published to facilitate the broad availability of proven,sound engineer-ing and operating practices.These publications are not intended to obviate the need for applying sound engineering judgment regarding when and where these publications should be utilized.The formulation and publication of API publications 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 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 2007 American Petroleum InstituteFOREWORDThis Recommended Practice is under the jurisdiction of the API Upstream Executive Com-mittee on Drilling and Production Operations(ECDPO).Nothing contained in any API publication is to be construed as granting any right,by impli-cation 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.Questions concerning the interpretation of the content of this publication or comments and questions concerning the procedures under which this publication was developed should be directed in writing to the Director of Standards,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.For the purposes of this publication the following definitions apply:Shallthe term shall indicates that the RP has universal applicability to that specific activity.Shouldthe term should denotes a RP a)where a safe comparable alternative practice is available;b)that may be impractical under certain circumstances;or c)that may be unneces-sary under certain circumstances or applications.This word indicates that the rule is a rec-ommendation,the advisability of which depends on the facts in each situation.Neither API nor any of APIs employees,subcontractors,consultants,or other assigns make any warranty or representation,either express or implied,with respect to the accuracy,com-pleteness,or utility of the information contained herein,or assume any liability or responsi-bility for any use,or the results of such use,of any information or process disclosed in this publication,or represent that its use would not infringe upon privately owned rights.Users of this RP should not rely exclusively on the informatoin contained in this document.Sound business,scientific,engineering,and safety judgement should be used in employing the information contained herein.Users of Instructions should not rely exclusively on the information contained in this docu-ment.Sound business,scientific,engineering,and safety judgement should be used in emplying the information contained herein.Work sites and equipment operations may differ.Users are solely responsible fo