Packing Instruction 603

Passenger and cargo aircraft for UN 3507 only

General requirements

Part 4, Chapter 1 and Part 4;9.1.2, 9.1.4 and 9.1.7 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.

2) Closure requirements

- Closures must meet the requirements of 4;1.1.4.

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                                                            | Quantity per package
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 UN number and name                                         | Passenger |  Cargo
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 UN 3507 Uranium hexafluoride, radioactive material,        | Less than | Less than
         excepted package, non-fissile or fissile-excepted  | 0.1 kg    | 0.1 kg
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ADDITIONAL PACKING REQUIREMENTS FOR COMBINATION PACKAGINGS

- Substances must be packed in a metal or plastics primary receptacle in a leakproof rigid secondary packaging in a rigid outer packaging.

- Primary inner receptacles must be packed in secondary packagings in a way that, under normal conditions of transport, they cannot break, be punctured or leak their contents into the secondary packaging. Secondary packagings must be secured in outer packagings with suitable cushioning material to prevent movement. If multiple primary receptacles are placed in a single secondary packaging, they must be either individually wrapped or separated so as to prevent contact between them;

- The contents must comply with the provisions of 2;7.2.4.5.2.

- The provisions of 6;7.3 must be met.

- In the case of fissile-excepted material, limits specified in 2;7.2.3.5 and 6;7.10.2

OUTER PACKAGINGS OF COMBINATION 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)
Plastics (4H1, 4H2)       Plastics (1H2)
Plywood (4D)              Plywood (1D)
Reconstituted wood (4F)   Steel (1A2)
Steel (4A)