322AFMAN 24-204(I)/TM 38-250/NAVSUP PUB 505/MCO P4030.19H/DLAI 4145.311 DECEMBER 2001Figure A14.1. Continued.The following special codes may follow the packaging type code:VSpecial packaging meeting the tests specified in 49 CFR 178.601(g)(2).WPackaging of the same type as specified by the UN requirements, but not meeting the samegeneral construction requirements. The transport of such packagings is subject to writtenapproval from the competent authority. For approval see 49 CFR 178.601(h).X1.4orX15Identified first is the PG the configuration has been successfully tested too. X is used forPG I. Y is used for PG II. Z is used for PG III. Items of a lesser (less hazardous) PG maybe packaged in a packaging that has been tested to a higher PG provided the requirements ofthe test report are complied with. For single packagings, the relative density, rounded off tothe first decimal will follow the PG, for which the container has been tested. This may beomitted when the relative density does not exceed 1.2. For packagings intended to containsolids or inner packagings, the PG will be followed by the maximum gross weight, inkilograms, that the packaging configuration has been tested.100orSFor single packagings intended to contain liquids, the next marking indicates the maximumtest pressure, in kPa, rounded off to the nearest 10 kPa which the container was tested(hydraulic test). For packagings intended to contain solids or inner packagings, use theletter "S." For air shipment of packagings intended to contain inner packagings, seeA3..2.1. Also, if the inner packaging is plastic ensure the requirements of A3.1.2 are met.The last two digits of the year during which the packaging was manufactured. Packagingsof types 1H1, 1H2, 3H1, and 3H2 must also be marked with the month of manufacture. Themonth of manufacture may be marked on the packaging in a different place than the UNspecification packaging marking.The country authorizing the allocation of the mark.***The symbol of the party responsible for ensuring that the UN requirements have been met.The symbol must be registered with the US DOT, Office of Hazardous MaterialsTransportation. In place of a symbol, the in-the-clear name of the party responsible forensuring the UN requirements have been met can be used. The Department of Defense usesthe symbol "DoD."Reconditioned packagings must be marked to indicate they have been properly reconditioned.This marking must be applied near the initial marking and must replace the country andsymbol of the party responsible for ensuring the UN requirements have been met, or be inaddition to the initial marking. After reconditioning a packaging, the reconditioner must applythe following markings in sequence:USAThe country in which the reconditioning was conducted.***The name or registered symbol of the reconditioner.93The year the packaging was reconditioned.REnter the letter "R."LEnter the letter "L" for every packaging successfully passing the leakproofness test.
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