Packing Instruction 208

The general packing requirements of Part 4, Chapter 1 must be met.

Articles, pressurized pneumatic or hydraulic containing a non-flammable, non-liquefied and non-toxic gas and constructed from materials which will not fragment under pressure, may be carried under the following conditions:

a) when installed in construction equipment and assembled machinery, articlesmust be designed and constructed with a burst pressure of not less than five times their charged pressure at 21°C when shipped;

Note.- Labelling, marking, dangerous goods transport document and information to pilot-in-command are not required.

b) when tightly packed to prevent movement in strong outer packagings and charged to not more than 1 380 kPa at 21°C, the following conditions also apply:

 1) each article must have a fluid space not exceeding 41 L under stored pressure;

 2) each article must be tested without failure or damage to at least three times its charged pressure at 21°C but not less than 830 kPa before initial shipment and before each refilling and re-shipment;

c) when tightly packed to prevent movement in strong outer packagings and charged with a pressure exceeding 1 380 kPa at 21°C the following conditions also apply:

 1) each article must have a fluid space not exceeding 41 L under stored pressure;

 2) each article must be tested without failure or damage to at least three times its charged pressure at 21°C, but not less than 830 kPa before initial shipment and before each refilling and reshipment;

 3) each article must be designed and constructed with a burst pressure of not less than five times its charged pressure at 21°C when shipped.