Verpackungsanweisung 558 (for solids in liquid state)

Passenger aircraft

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|
  Packing   | Packing | packaging  | quantity (per  | Total quantity
instruction | group   | (see 6;3.2)| receptacle)    | per package
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            |         |   Glass    |     1.0 kg     |
            |         |-----------------------------|
            |         |  Plastics  |     1.0 kg     |
    558     |   II    |-----------------------------|      5 kg
            |         |   Metal    |     1.0 kg     |
            |         |-----------------------------|
            |         |Plastic bag |     1.0 kg     |
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ADDITIONAL PACKING REQUIREMENTS FOR COMBINATION PACKAGINGS

Packing Groups I and II

- For wetted substances where the outer packaging is not leakproof, a leakproof liner or equally effective means of intermediate containment must be provided.

OUTER PACKAGINGS OF COMBINATION PACKAGINGS FOR PACKING GROUPS II AND III

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)