11_Special_Packaging_Instructions.pdf

CONTROLLED BY: 406 SCMS

CONTROLLED BY: GULAA-HILL AFB

CONTROLLED BY: CUI/SP-CTI

DISTRIBUTION/DISSEMINATION CONTROL: FEDCON

POC: 406SCMS.GULAA.CONTRACTSHILL@US.AF.MIL

NOTE: THE ABOVE POP MARKINGS

ARE FOR DOD USE ONLY.

CUI

MUNITION NOTICES

NOTICE 1: FOR LEVEL A PACKING REQUIREMENTS: THE LEVEL B PACKS SHALL BE OVERBOXED IN A LEVEL A SPECIFIED CONTAINER SHOWN ON PAGE 1 UNDER PACKAGING LEVEL A. MARK THE OUTSIDE OF THE OVERBOX "OVERPACK." THE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THE OVERBOX WILL VARY DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF ITEMS BEING SHIPPED. USE FILLER PAD OF ASTM D4727, CF, DOM, GR 275 (OR EQUAL) TO ENSURE A TIGHT FIT IN THE OVERBOX.

NOTICE 2: ASSETS PACKAGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF THIS SPI DO NOT REQUIRE REPACKAGING

IF THE INTEGRITY OF THE SPI IS MAINTAINED.

NOTICE 3: SEE SPIRES FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF NSN's ASSIGNED TO THIS SPI.

NOTICE 4: THIS SPI IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR USE WITHOUT PROPER HAZARD CLASSIFICATION. UNLESS A FINAL HAZARD CLASSIFICATION HAS BEEN ISSUED, A COPY OF THE VALID INTERIM HAZARD CLASSIFICATION LETTER ALONG

WITH DOT SP 15448 MUST ACCOMPANY EACH SHIPMENT.

NOTICE 5: LEVEL A PROTECTION REQUIRED TO MEET THE MOST SEVERE WORLDWIDE SHIPMENT, HANDLING, AND STORAGE CONDITIONS. EXAMPLES OF SITUATIONS ARE: WAR RESERVE MATERIAL, MOBILIZATION, STRATEGIC AND THEATER DEPLOYMENT, OPEN STORAGE AND DECK LOADING. SECURITY ASSISTANCE ITEMS, INCLUDING FMS, ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE DUE TO UNKNOWN AND UNFAVORABLE TRANSPORTATION, CLIMATIC, AND STORAGE CONDITIONS. PROVIDE LEVEL B PACKING UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE PROCURING COUNTRY.

NOTES

1. MAY PLACE UP TO 40 ITEMS IN SHIPPING CONTAINER.

2. WRAP ITEM WITH REF.-3 AND PLACE INTO REF.-2 BARRIER BAG. EXPEL AIR AND SEAL.

3. USE ADDITIONAL CUSHIONING, REF.-1, TO FILL VOIDS IN SHIPPING CONTAINER AND PREVENT MOVEMENT.

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES

REVISION OF ISPM NO. 15

REVISION OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE UNITED NATIONS-IMPLEMENTED RESTRICTIONS ON WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL (WPM). THIS REQUIREMENT IS SPECIFICALLY CONCERNED WITH INVASIVE SPECIES SUCH AS THE PINEWOOD NEMATODE. WPM IS DEFINED AS WOOD PALLETS, SKIDS, LOAD BOARDS, PALLET COLLARS, WOODEN BOXES, REELS, DUNNAGE, CRATES, FRAMES, AND CLEATS. THE STATEMENT BELOW CITES THE REQUIREMENTS IN DETAIL AND COVERS LUMBER FOR BUILDING CONTAINERS AND PALLETS USED FOR DELIVERIES, RESULTING IN SHIPMENTS WORLDWIDE (DIRECT, OR THROUGH AIR LOGISTICS CENTERS (ALC), CONTAINER CONSOLIDATION POINTS (CCP), OR OTHER BASES).

WOODEN LUMBER, WOODEN PALLET AND PACKAGING/CONTAINER STATEMENT:

ALL WOODEN LUMBER, WOODEN PALLETS, AND WOODEN CONTAINERS PRODUCED ENTIRELY OR IN PART OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL (WPM) SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED FROM DEBARKED WOOD IN ADDITION TO THE APPLICATION OF HEAT-TREATED (HT) MATERIAL (HT TO 56 DEGREES CENTIGRADE OR 133 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT FOR 30 MINUTES).

CERTIFICATION/MARKING IS REQUIRED BY AN ACCREDITED AGENCY RECOGNIZED BY THE AMERICAN LUMBER STANDARDS COMMITTEE (ALSC). FOR REFERENCE DOCUMENTATION, SEE LATEST REVISION OF "INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES (ISPM NO. 15), "REGULATION OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE."

REFER TO MIL-STD-129 FOR MARKING

REQUIREMENTS OF PALLETIZED UNIT

LOADS OF AMMUNITION.