API MPM CH19.3G : 1997

1 SCOPE
    1.1 Purpose
    1.2 Limitations
2 STANDARDS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
    2.1 Revisions to This Standard and the Incorporated
          Standards
    2.2 Use of Outdated Standards
3 DEFINITIONS
4 REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION
    4.1 Certification for Selected Test Protocols
    4.2 Equipment Suitability
    4.3 Modification of Test Equipment
    4.4 Inspection of Facilities and Observation of Tests
    4.5 Independence of Testing Laboratory
    4.6 Certification Criteria
5 TERM OF CERTIFICATION
    5.1 Period of Time
    5.2 Suspension of Certification
6 DATA COLLECTION AND INTEGRITY
    6.1 Collection
    6.2 Integrity
    6.3 Audits of Data Integrity
7 FALSIFIED DATA OR FRAUDULENT DATA SUBMISSION
    7.1 Revocation of Certification
    7.2 Effective Date of Revocation
    7.3 Impact on Loss Factors Already Certified
8 RECALIBRATION USING STANDARD DEVICES
    8.1 Mandatory Testing
    8.2 After Significant Modifications to the Facility
    8.3 Periodic Runs of Standard Devices
9 CATEGORIES OF TESTING AT A CERTIFIED FACILITY
    9.1 Categories of Testing at a Certified Facility
    9.2 Nonprotocol Testing
    9.3 R & D Testing to Protocol Standards
    9.4 Certification Testing to Protocol Standards
10 API CONTRACTORS

Describes the requirements for a laboratory or facility for evaluation of the evaporative loss of storage tank seals and devices by means of the Certified Loss Factor Protocols of API.