Packing Instruction 960

Passenger and cargo aircraft for UN 3316 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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                     |        |            |   Maximum   |            | 
                     |        |   Inner    | quantity of |            | 
UN number and proper |        | packaging* | dangerous   | Package    | Package
shipping name        |        |  (see      | goods per   | quantity - | quantity
                     | State  |   6;3.2)   | kit **      | passenger  | - cargo
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UN 3316 Chemical kit | Liquid |  250 mL    |     1 L     |            |
    or First aid kit |-----------------------------------|   10 kg    |  10 kg
                     | Solid  |  250 g     |     1 kg    |            |
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*  Containing dangerous goods.
** The total quantity of dangerous goods in any one kit must not exceed 1 L or 1 kg
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ADDITIONAL PACKING REQUIREMENTS

- Kits may contain dangerous goods which require segregation according to Table 7-1.

- Packagings must meet the performance standards of the most stringent packing group assigned to any individual substance contained in the kit. Where the kit contains only dangerous goods to which no packing group is assigned, packagings must meet Packing Group II performance standards.

- Kits must not be packed with other dangerous goods in the same outer packaging, with the exception of dry ice. If dry ice is used, the requirements in Packing Instruction 954 must be met.

OUTER PACKAGINGS OF COMBINATION PACKAGINGS (see 6;3.1)

Boxes

Aluminium (4B)
Fibreboard (4G)
Natural wood (4C1, 4C2)
Other metal (4N)
Plastics (4H1, 4H2)
Plywood (4D)
Reconstituted wood (4F)
Steel (4A)