material shall be secured by
shifting or becoming detached during transit and storage. Cushioning material
shall beat least 3/4 inch thick, fabricated in the form of pads or blankets,
Disassembled parts, accessories and attachments,
and made of fiberboard
shall be consolidated, cushioned to prevent damage and packed in fiberboard
boxes conforming to PPP-B-636 class WWVR. Federal Specification identified as
MMM-A-250 in Federal Specification PPP-B-6326 is nut authorized for use in the
packaging process l The boxes shall be sized to fit the parts being packed.
container specifications shall apply.
Size and weight limitations of the
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5.2.2. Shipping container
The unit and its associated items shall be
packed in a shipping container conforming to PPP-B-601 or PPP-E-621, Overseas
type..Selection shall be governed by the size and weight limitations of the
container specification. The shipping container shall be provided with
forklight capabilities. Each shipping container shall contain only one unit
and all associated items.
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5.2.3: Level B. Unless otherwise specified, Level B requirements will be
the same as Level A, except the shipping container shall be of the domestic
type.
5.2.4. Level c. Worktables and selving shall be packed in accordance
with the requirements of MIL-STD-1190.
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5.2.5. Commercial. Commercial packing shall be in accordance with the
requirements as specified ASTM-D-3951.
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5.3. Marking. Marking shall be in accordance with MIL-STD-129. Special
shall be as required by contract or purchase order.
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5.4. Contents . For the intermediate nd shipping containers the
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arrangement of contents , cushioning, anchoring, blocking and bracing shall be
in accordance with MIL-STD-1186 except "delete MIL-P-19644' in paragraph
5.3.3.
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5.5.
The shipping container and all contents shall be
capable of withstand the shipping and handling conditions expected from
fork lift handing and truck transport. The container, its contents and the
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packaging shall not be damaged, fuctionally or physically, or items displaced
by the appropriate rough handling test(s) specified eleswhere in the contract.
5.6. Workmanship. The quality of work shall be such that when proper
procedure is followed, materials and equipment being processed will be
provided the maximum protection against corrosion and deteroration consistent -
with the shipment hazards known or anticipate, and suitable for long term
storage .
6. NOTES
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