1. API 17H ROV/ROT Interfaces
January, 2017

2. API 17H TEAM MEMBERS Name Company E-mail Charles White DORiS Inc
Andy Lee
FMC
Brian Skeels
Karl Schnakenburg
BHP
David Marchetti
Schilling
Erich Luzi
Statoil
Tim Goggins
Cobalt International
Eirik Kloster Jacobsen
Blue Logic
Aiyueh.Kwan BP
Peter Moles
Oceaneering

3. BACKGROUND API 17H 2nd edition was published in June 2013
API 17M was withdrawn and replace with API 17H
Errata to correct hot stab drawings issued January 2014
SRRR was submitted and accepted for the 3rd edition of API 17H and 17TR15

4. CURRENT STATUS
Historically the hotstab drawings have been donated to API
Use the drawings as provided without making any design changes to the design
Drawings do not use a common approach
for stab/receptacle alignment
seal squeeze/location
panel clearance requirements
datum for dimensioning
Misinterpretation of the drawings and a number of inquiries to the taskgroup   

5. CURRENT STATUS
Inquiries related to 2nd edition hotstab drawings received
Released Errata to correct Figure 20 January 2014
Agreed to issue 17TR15 to correct hotstab drawings
Technical report 17TR15 passed comment ballot
Comments were incorporated into 17TR15

6. CURRENT STATUS 17TR15 (published 29 Dec) Normalize the drawings
Clarify the intent of the drawings as interface drawings
Adopt new strategy to control the receptacle dimensions
Allow freedom to innovate male hotstab designs while maintaining subsea interchangeability
Document common hotstab designs
Includes large bore / high flow hotstabs 

7. CURRENT STATUS
Contents of technical report have been incorporated into the 3rd edition API 17H
Contents of Deepstar AUV document have been incorporated into the 3rd edition API 17H
Working draft version of the 3rd edition API 17H is currently with the taskgroup for comment

8. CURRENT STATUS Focus areas for the 3rd edition are:
Incorporate content from 17TR15
Incorporate content from Deepstar AUV Document
Incorporate comments from 17TR15 ballot
Incorporate comments from the 2nd edition ballot
Clarification of quality requirements

9. NEXT STEPS Complete ballot draft of 3rd edition API 17H
Issue 3rd edition for comment ballot
Incorporate comments from comment ballot
Issue 3rd edition of API 17H

10. MILESTONES