Verpackungsanweisung 952  (für UN 3557)

Passenger and cargo aircraft for UN 3557 only
(See Packing Instruction 220 for flammable gas-powered engines and machinery, Packing Instruction 378 for flammable liquid-powered engines and machinery, Packing Instruction 950 for flammable liquid-powered vehicles, Packing Instruction 951 for flammable gas-powered vehicles or Packing Instruction 972 for engines or machinery containing only environmentally hazardous fuels)

General requirements

Part 4, Chapter 1 requirements must be met, including:

1) Compatibility requirements

- Substances must be compatible with their packagings as required by 4;1.1.3.

2) Closure requirements

- Closures must meet the requirements of 4;1.1.4.

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                                                      | Quantity -  | Quantity -
UN number and proper shipping name                    | passenger   |   cargo
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UN 3557 Vehicle, lithium metal battery powered        |  No limit   |  No limit
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ADDITIONAL PACKING REQUIREMENTS

This entry applies to vehicles and equipment, including machinery which are powered by wet batteries, metallic sodium or sodium alloy batteries and to vehicles powered by lithium batteries or sodium ion batteries and which are transported with these batteries installed. Examples of such vehicles and equipment are electrically-powered cars, lawn mowers, wheelchairs and other mobility aids. Vehicles that also contain an internal combustion engine must be consigned under the entry UN 3166 Vehicle (flammable gas powered) (See Packing Instruction 951) or Vehicle (flammable liquid powered) (See Packing Instruction 950), as appropriate.

Where vehicles or equipment could possibly be handled in other than an upright position, the vehicle or equipment must be secured in a strong, rigid outer packaging of the type below. The vehicle or equipment must be secured and restrained in the outer packaging to prevent any movement during transport which could change the orientation or cause the vehicle or equipment to be damaged.

Vehicles and equipment must be equipped with an effective means of preventing accidental activation.

Battery-powered vehicles or equipment must meet the following requirements:

Batteries

All batteries must be installed and securely fastened in the battery holder of the vehicle or equipment and must be protected in such a manner so as to prevent damage and short circuits. In addition:

1) If spillable batteries are installed, and it is possible for the vehicle or equipment to be handled in such a way that batteries would not remain in their intended orientation, they must be removed and packed according to Packing Instruction 870.

2) If lithium batteries or sodium ion batteries are installed

   i) batteries identified as being damaged or defective in accordance with Special Provision A154 are forbidden for transport;

  ii) lithium batteries must meet the provisions of Part 2;9.3 and sodium ion batteries must meet the provisions of Part 2;9.4, except that pre-production prototypes of lithium batteries or sodium ion batteries, when these prototypes are transported for testing, or low production runs of lithium batteries or sodium ion batteries that have not been tested to the requirements in Part III, subsection 38.3 of the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria may be transported aboard cargo aircraft if approved by the appropriate authority of the State of Origin and the State of the Operator. A copy of the document of approval must accompany the consignment.

 iii) where the battery is removed from the vehicle and is packed separate from the vehicle in the same outer packaging, the package must be consigned as UN 3481 - Lithium ion batteries packed with equipment, UN 3552 - Sodium ion batteries packed with equipment or UN 3091 - Lithium metal batteries packed with equipment and packed according to Packing Instruction 966, 969 or 977 as applicable; and

 iv) for UN 3556 - Vehicle, lithium ion battery powered, UN 3557 - Vehicle, lithium metal battery powered when the battery is rechargeable, and UN 3558 - Vehicle, sodium ion battery powered:

  1) Until 31 December 2025

   Vehicles should be offered for transport with:

   - the battery(ies) at a state of charge not exceeding 30 per cent of their rated capacity; or

   - an indicated battery capacity not exceeding 25 per cent.

  2) From 1 January 2026

   a) Vehicles powered by batteries with a Watt-hour rating exceeding 100 Wh must be offered for transport with:

    - the battery(ies) at a state of charge not exceeding 30 per cent of their rated capacity; or

    - an indicated battery capacity not exceeding 25 per cent.

   b) Vehicles powered by batteries with a Watt-hour rating not exceeding 100 Wh should be offered for transport with:

    - the battery(ies) at a state of charge not exceeding 30 per cent of their rated capacity; or

    - an indicated battery capacity not exceeding 25 per cent.

   c) Vehicles powered by batteries with a Watt-hour rating exceeding 100 Wh and at a state of charge greater than 30 per cent of their rated capacity or with an indicated battery capacity exceeding 25 per cent may only be shipped with the approval of the State of Origin and the State of the Operator under the written conditions established by those authorities.

 Note.- Guidance and methodology for determining the rated capacity can be found in sub-section 38.3.2.3 of the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria. Cells and batteries shipped at a reduced state of charge are less prone to thermal runaway.

Other operational equipment

1) Dangerous goods required for the operation or safety of the vehicle or equipment, such as fire extinguishers, tire inflation canisters or safety devices, must be securely mounted in the vehicle or equipment. Aircraft may also contain other articles and substances which would otherwise be classified as dangerous goods but which are installed in that aircraft in accordance with the pertinent airworthiness requirements and operating regulations. If fitted, life-rafts, emergency escape slides and other inflation devices must be protected such that they cannot be activated accidentally. Vehicles or equipment containing dangerous goods identified in Table 3-1 as forbidden on passenger aircraft may only be transported on cargo aircraft. Replacements for the dangerous goods permitted must not be carried under this packing instruction.

2) Vehicles equipped with theft-protection devices, installed radio communications equipment or navigational systems must have such devices, equipment or systems disabled.

Strong outer packagings - vehicles and equipment

Boxes                        Drums                     Jerricans

Aluminium                    Aluminium                 Aluminium
Fibreboard                   Fibre                     Plastics
Natural wood                 Other metal               Steel
Other metal                  Plastics
Plastics                     Plywood
Plywood                      Steel
Reconstituted wood
Steel