Definition(s)
Handling Tool (Running Tool)
A device that joins to the upper end of a riser joint to permit lifting and lowering of the joint and the assembled riser string in the derrick by the elevators.
Source: API RP 16Q, Recommended Practice for Design, Selection, Operation and Maintenance of Marine Drilling Riser Systems, First Edition, November 1993 (Reaffirmed August 2001). Global Standards
Source: ISO 13624-1:2009, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Drilling and production equipment – Part 1:Design and operation of marine drilling riser equipment. Global Standards