Packing Instruction 373 (for UN 1228 PG II)

Passenger and cargo aircraft for UN 1228 (Packing Group II) only

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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                        COMBINATION PACKAGINGS
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          |     |        |  Inner    |  Inner    |         |
          |     | Inner  | packaging | packaging |Total    |Total
UN number |     | packa- |quantity   |quantity   |quantity |quantity
and proper|Pack-| ging   |   (per    | (per      |per      |per
shipping  | ing | (see   |receptacle)|receptacle)|package -|package
 name     |group| 6;3.2) |- passenger| - cargo   |passenger|- cargo 
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UN 1228   |     | Glass  |           |   5.0 L   |         |
Mercap-   |     |        |           |           |         |
tans,     |     |--------|           |-----------|         |
liquid,   |  II |Plastics| Forbidden |   5.0 L   |Forbidden|  60 L
flammable,|     |--------|           |-----------|         |
toxic,    |     | Metal  |           |   5.0 L   |         |
n.o.s.*   |     |        |           |           |         |
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ADDITIONAL PACKING REQUIREMENTS FOR COMBINATION PACKAGINGS

Glass inner packagings must be packed with sufficient absorbent material to absorb the entire contents of the inner packagings and placed in a rigid leakproof receptacle before packing in outer packagings.

OUTER PACKAGINGS OF COMBINATION PACKAGINGS

Boxes                       Drums                      Jerricans

Aluminium (4B)              Aluminium (1B1, 1B2)       Aluminium (3B1, 3B2)
Fibreboard (4G)             Fibre (1G)                 Plastics (3H1, 3H2)
Natural wood (4C1, 4C2)     Other metal (1N1, 1N2)     Steel (3A1, 3A2)
Other metal (4N)            Plastics (1H1, 1H2)
Plastics (4H1, 4H2)         Steel (1A1, 1A2)
Plywood (4D)
Reconstituted wood (4F)
Steel (4A)