Verpackungsanweisung 449

Cargo aircraft 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.

- Metal packagings must be corrosion resistant or be protected against corrosion for substances with a Class 8 subsidiary hazard.

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 packaging|   Total
  Packing   | Packing | packaging   |quantity (per  |  quantity
instruction |  group  | (see 6;3.2) | receptacle)   | per package
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            |         |    Glass    |    5.0 kg     |
            |         |-----------------------------|
            |         |   Plastics  |   10.0 kg     |
    449     |   III   |-----------------------------|   100 kg
            |         |    Metal    |   10.0 kg     |
            |         |-----------------------------|
            |         | Plastic bag |    5.0 kg     |
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ADDITIONAL PACKING REQUIREMENTS FOR COMBINATION PACKAGINGS

Packing Group III

- Packagings must meet the Packing Group II performance requirements.

OUTER PACKAGINGS OF COMBINATION PACKAGINGS (see 6;3.1)

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)         Plywood (1D)
Plywood (4D)                Steel (1A1, 1A2)
Reconstituted wood (4F)
Steel (4A)