Verpackungsanweisung 954

Passenger and cargo aircraft für UN 1845 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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                                                      | Quantity -  |  Quantity -
                UN number and proper shipping name    |  passenger  |    cargo
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UN 1845 Carbon dioxide, solid or Dry ice              |   200 kg    |   200 kg
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ADDITIONAL PACKING REQUIREMENTS

In packages:

a) must be packed in accordance with the general packing requirements of 4;1 and be in packaging designed and constructed to permit the release of carbon dioxide gas to prevent a build-up of pressure that could rupture the packaging;

b) the shipper must make arrangements with the operator(s) for each shipment, to ensure that ventilation safety procedures are followed;

c) the dangerous goods transport document requirements of 5;4 are not applicable provided alternative written documentation isprovided describing the contents. The information on the document must be shown in the location provided for the description of the goods.Where an agreement exists with the operator, the shipper may provide the information by EDP or EDI techniques. The information required is as follows and should be shown in the following order:

1) UN 1845: 

2) Carbon dioxide, solid or Dry ice

3) the number of packages and the net quantity of dry ice in each package; and

d) the net mass of the Carbon dioxide, solid or Dry ice must be marked on the outside of the package;

Dry ice may be shipped in a unit load device or other type of pallet prepared by a single shipper provided that:

a) the shipper has made prior arrangements with the operator;

b) the unit load device does not contain dangerous goods other than UN 3373, Biological substance, Category B or ID 8000, Consumer commodity. Where the unit load device contains UN 3373 or ID 8000, the provisions of these Instructions that apply to those substances must be met in addition to the provisions set out in this packing instruction;

c) the unit load device must allow the venting of the carbon dioxide gas to prevent a dangerous build-up of pressure (the marking requirements of 5;2 and the labelling requirements of 5;3 do not apply to the unit load device); and

d) the shipper must provide the operator with written documentation or where agreed with the operator, information by EDP or EDI techniques, stating the total quantity of the dry ice contained in the unit load device.