17E applies to umbilicals containing electrical conductors, optical fibres, thermoplastic hoses and metallic tubes, either alone or in combination.
It also applies to umbilicals that are for static or dynamic service, and with routings of surface-surface, surface-subsea and subsea-subsea.
This edition of API Spec 17E is an identical adoption of ISO 13628-5 with the addition of an API Monogram Annex.