Packing Instruction 679 (for UN 2016)

Cargo aircraft only for UN 2016 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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UN number and      |                                        |Maximum net
proper shipping    |                                        | quantity
name               |          Packing conditions            |per package
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UN 2016 Ammunition,|Without ignition elements, bursting     |
        toxic, non-|charges, detonating fuses or other      |  75 kg
        explosive  |explosive components.                   |
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ADDITIONAL PACKING REQUIREMENTS FOR COMBINATION PACKAGINGS

- Packagings must meet the Packing Group II performance requirements.

- The articles must be individually packaged and separated from each other using partitions, dividers, inner packagings or cushioning material to prevent inadvertent discharge during normal conditions of transport.

OUTER PACKAGINGS OF COMBINATION PACKAGINGS (see 6;3.1)

Boxes                       Drums    

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