The purpose of this specification is to provide standards
for design, manufacture, and testing of hoisting equipment
suitable for use in drilling and production operations.

EQUIPMENT COVERED
This specification covers the following drilling and production
hoisting equipment: Crown block sheaves and bearings, Traveling blocks and hook blocks,
Block to hook adapters, Connectors and link adapters, Drilling hooks,
Tubing and sucker rod hooks, Elevator links, Casing, tubing, drill pipe, and
drill collar elevators, Sucker rod elevators, Rotary swivel bail adapters, Rotary swivels,
Power swivels, Power subs, Spiders, when capable of being used as elevators,
Wireline anchors, Drill string motion compensators, Kelly spinners when
capable of being used as hoisting equipment, Pressure vessels and piping mounted
onto hoisting equipment, Safety clamps, when capable of use as lifting devices.