Packing Instruction 957 (for UN 2211)

Passenger and cargo aircraft for UN 2211 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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                         |             | Inner      |          |
                         |             | packaging  |          |
                         | Inner       | quantity   |          |
 UN number and proper    | packaging   | (per       |Quantity -|Quantity
 shipping name           | (see 6;3.2) | receptacle)|passenger |- cargo
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UN 2211 Polymeric beads, |   Glass     |   10 kg    |  100 kg  | 200 kg
        expandable,      |--------------------------|          |
        evolving         |   Fibre     |   50 kg    |          |
        flammable vapour |--------------------------|          |
                         |    Metal    |   50 kg    |          |
                         |--------------------------|          |
                         |  Paper bag  |   50 kg    |          |
                         |--------------------------|          |
                         |  Plastics   |   50 kg    |          |
                         |--------------------------|          |
                         | Plastic bag |   50 kg    |          |
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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)