Verpackungsanweisung 975

Passenger and cargo aircraft für UN 3548 only

Introduction

This packing instruction is only permitted for articles which do not have an existing proper shipping name and which contain only environmentally hazardous substances where the quantity of the environmentally hazardous substance in the article exceeds 5 L or 5 kg. In addition to the environmentally hazardous substances, the article may also contain lithium cells or batteries that comply with Section II of Packing Instruction 967, as applicable, or Section II of Packing Instruction 970, as applicable.

General requirements

Part 4;1.1.1, 4;1.1.3, 4;1.1.12 and 4;2 requirements must be met.

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| UN number and proper shipping name      |   Quantity  |  Quantity  |
|                                         |  passenger  |    cargo   |
|-----------------------------------------|-------------|------------|
| UN 3548 Articles containing             |  No limit   |  No limit  |
| miscellaneous dangerous goods, n.o.s.*  |             |            |
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ADDITIONAL PACKING REQUIREMENTS

- Packagings must meet the Packing Group II performance requirements.

- Receptacles containing liquids or solids within articles must be constructed of suitable materials and secured in the article in such a way that, under normal conditions of transport, they cannot break, be punctured or leak their contents into the article itself or the outer packaging.

- Receptacles containing liquids with closures must be packed with their closures correctly oriented. The receptacles must in addition conform to the internal pressure test provisions of 6;4.5.

- Receptacles that are liable to break or be punctured easily, such as those made of glass or of certain plastics materials must be properly secured, and any leakage of the contents must not substantially impair the protective properties of the article or of the outer packaging.

- Where there is no receptacle within the article, the article must fully enclose the dangerous goods and prevent their release under normal conditions of transport.

- Articles must be packed to prevent movement and inadvertent operation during normal conditions of transport.

ROBUST ARTICLES

Robust articles may alternatively be transported in strong outer packagings constructed of suitable material and of adequate strength and design in relation to the packaging capacity and its intended use. The packagings must achieve a level of protection that is at least equivalent to that provided by 6;1. Articles may be transported unpackaged or on pallets when the dangerous goods are afforded equivalent protection by the article in which they are contained. In such cases the additional requirement related to Packing Group II performance requirements and the requirement for UN specification packagings do not apply.

OUTER PACKAGINGS (see 6;3.1)

Boxes                        Drums                     Jerricans

Aluminium (4B)               Aluminium (1B2)           Aluminium (3B2)
Fibreboard (4G)              Fibre (1G)                Plastics (3H2)
Natural wood (4C1, 4C2)      Other metal (1N2)         Steel (3A2)
Other metal (4N)             Plastics (1H2)            
Plastics (4H1, 4H2)          Steel (1A2)
Plywood (4D)
Reconstituted wood (4F)
Steel (4A)