Planning,Designing,andConstructingTensionLegPlatformsAPIRECOMMENDEDPRACTICE2TTHIRDEDITION,JULY2010REAFFIRMED,JUNE2015Planning,Designing,andConstructingTensionLegPlatformsUpstreamSegmentAPIRECOMMENDEDPRACTICE2TTHIRDEDITION,JULY2010REAFFIRMED,JUNE2015SpecialNotesAPIpublicationsnecessarilyaddressproblemsofageneralnature.Withrespecttoparticularcircumstances,local,state,andfederallawsandregulationsshouldbereviewed.NeitherAPInoranyofAPI'semployees,subcontractors,consultants,committees,orotherassigneesmakeanywarrantyorrepresentation,eitherexpressorimplied,withrespecttotheaccuracy,completeness,orusefulnessoftheinformationcontainedherein,orassumeanyliabilityorresponsibilityforanyuse,ortheresultsofsuchuse,ofanyinformationorprocessdisclosedinthispublication.NeitherAPInoranyofAPI'semployees,subcontractors,consultants,orotherassigneesrepresentthatuseofthispublicationwouldnotinfringeuponprivatelyownedrights.APIpublicationsmaybeusedbyanyonedesiringtodoso.EveryefforthasbeenmadebytheInstitutetoassuretheaccuracyandreliabilityofthedatacontainedinthem;however,theInstitutemakesnorepresentation,warranty,orguaranteeinconnectionwiththispublicationandherebyexpresslydisclaimsanyliabilityorresponsibilityforlossordamageresultingfromitsuseorfortheviolationofanyauthoritieshavingjurisdictionwithwhichthispublicationmayconflict.APIpublicationsarepublishedtofacilitatethebroadavailabilityofproven,soundengineeringandoperatingpractices.Thesepublicationsarenotintendedtoobviatetheneedforapplyingsoundengineeringjudgmentregardingwhenandwherethesepublicationsshouldbeutilized.TheformulationandpublicationofAPIpublicationsisnotintendedinanywaytoinhibitanyonefromusinganyotherpractices.AnymanufacturermarkingequipmentormaterialsinconformancewiththemarkingrequirementsofanAPIstandardissolelyresponsibleforcomplyingwithalltheapplicablerequirementsofthatstandard.APIdoesnotrepresent,warrant,orguaranteethatsuchproductsdoinfactconformtotheapplicableAPIstandard.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisworkmaybereproduced,translat...