Definition(s)
Type Certification Testing
Testing of a representative product by the manufacturer that qualifies the design and validates the integrity of subsequent products of the same design, materials, and manufacture.
Source: API Specification 16Q, Design, Selection, Operation, and Maintenance of Marine Drilling Riser Systems, Second Edition, April 2017. Global Standards
Type Certification Testing
Testing by a manufacturer of a representative specimen (or prototype) of a product which qualifies the design and, therefore, validates the integrity of other products of the same design, materials and manufacture.
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
Type Certification Testing
Testing by a manufacturer of a representative specimen (or prototype) of a product that qualifies the design and, therefore, validates the integrity of other products of the same design, materials and manufacture.
Source: API SPEC 16D, Specification for Control Systems for Drilling Well Control Equipment and Control Systems for Diverter Equipment, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, July 2004. 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