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Specification for Drilling and Production Hoisting Equipment (PSL 1 and PSL 2), Sixth Edition

standard by American Petroleum Institute , 07/01/2025

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This specification provides general principles and specifies requirements for design, manufacture, and testing of new hoisting equipment suitable for use in drilling and production operations and for replacement primary load-carrying components of such equipment manufactured subsequent to the publication of this specification.

The specification establishes requirements for two product specification levels (PSLs). These two PSL designations define different levels of technical requirements. All the requirements of Section 4 through Section 11 are applicable to PSL 1 unless specifically identified as PSL 2. PSL 2 includes all the requirements of PSL 1 plus the additional practices stated herein.

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  1. API Spec 8C

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    July 2025
    Specification for Drilling and Production Hoisting Equipment (PSL 1 and PSL 2), Sixth Edition

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  2. API Spec 8C (R2019)

    March 2012
    Specification for Drilling and Production Hoisting Equipment (PSL 1 and PSL 2), Fifth Edition, Includes Errata 1 ( 2014) and Errata 2 (2020)

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  3. API Spec 8C

    February 2003
    Specification for Drilling and Production Hoisting Equipment (PSL 1 and PSL 2), Fourth Edition / ISO 13535:2000 (Modified), Petroleum and natural gas industries-Drilling and production equipment-Hoisting equipment

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  4. API 8C-1997

    December 1997
    Specification for Drilling and Production Hoisting Equipment (PSL1 and PSL2) - Includes Addendum 1, May 2001

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