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CAUTION NOTICES

NOTICE 1: ASSETS PACKAGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF THIS SPI DO NOT REQUIRE REPACKAGING

IF THE INTEGRITY OF THE SPI IS MAINTAINED.

NOTICE 2: OTHER NSNs MAY BE ASSIGNED TO THIS SPI BUT MAY NOT BE SHOWN ON THE SPI.

NOTICE 3: PACKAGING MATERIAL MAY BE SUBSTITUTED IF IT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF MIL-STD-2073, PROVIDES

EQUAL OR BETTER PROTECTION AND THERE IS NO INCREASED COST TO THE GOVERNMENT.

NOTICE 4: OVERSEAS AND FMS PACKAGING MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF LEVEL A PACKAGING.

NOTES

1. REMOVE THE SHIPPING CONTAINER SIDE WHERE THE INNER CONTAINER IS POSITIONED. THIS CAN BE DETERMINED BY CHECKING THROUGH ONE OF THE INSPECTION WINDOWS ON THE END PANELS. LAG BOLTS ARE REMOVED FROM SIDE, ENDS, TOP AND BOTTOM ON THE SIDE BEING REMOVED, REF.-61 AND REF.-62. REMOVE CONTAINER TOP. REMOVE BOLTS, REF.-33, -34, & -61 ON THE SIDE THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED. REMOVE MOUNTING BOLTS, REF.-46. REMOVE THE SAME SIDE FRONT AND REAR VERTICAL SUPPORTS, REF.-22, -24. REMOVE INNER CARTON, REF.-54. RAISE THE LEADING EDGE OF STABILIZER HIGH ENOUGH TO SECURE SLING ADAPTER, DWG. NO. 5FWFE-MA 8098. REMOVE LEADING EDGE.

2. ALL OPENINGS WILL BE CAPPED, PLUGGED, OR WRAPPED IAW: AIA/NAS NASM 5501/31 AND 32.

3. CLEAN AND PRESERVE ALL BEARINGS AS REQUIRED BY A SUITABLE METHOD IN MIL-STD-2073, USE CODE 11 PRESERVATIVE ON ALL BEARINGS. WRAP ALL PRESERVED PARTS WITH MIL-PRF-121 GRADE A, BARRIER OR EQUIVALENT.

SECURE IN PLACE WITH A SUITABLE TAPE.

4. REF.-53 MACERATED PAPER PADS ARE STAPLED ON THE SIDES OF VERTICAL SUPPORTS WHERE THE STABILIZER

CONTACTS THE SUPPORTS.

5. END CLEATS, REF.-14, -15, ARE MADE OF 2 X 4 (NOM) MATERIAL AS SHOWN IN DETAIL-L.

6. REF.-6, -7 SIDE POSITIONING BOARDS ARE NAILED TO RUBS WHERE SHOWN ON DETAIL-I AND ARE 3 1/2 INCHES

DOWN FROM THE TOP OF THE FLOORING.

7. USE REF.-46, -47, -48 TO BOLT VERTICAL STABILIZER TO STEEL ANGLE, REF.-28. PLACE A PIECE OF POLY SHEET, REF.

52, BETWEEN STABILIZER AND SADDLE WITH BRACKET TO INSURE THERE IS NO CONTACT OF THE STABILIZER WITH

THE WOOD OR METAL BRACKET.

8. SECURE REINFORCER, REF.-43 THE SAME AS CLEATS PER ASTM-D6256 REQUIREMENTS.

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."