MIL-DTL-24607B
TABLE IX. Suggested packing and packaging.
Packaging
Recommended requirements for direct Government acquisitions
The paints covered by this specification should be purchased by volume. The unit of procurement
Unit of procurement
should be in multiples of 1 U.S. liquid gallon or 1 L at 60 °F (15.5 °C).
(a) The paint should be furnished in cans of appropriate volume such as 3.78L (1-gallon) or
multiples thereof.
(b) Friction plug containers should be in accordance with PPP-C-96, Type V, Class 2. Interior
coatings should be as specified therein. Exterior coatings, including side seam stripping,
should be as specified therein for plan B. Wire handles as specified therein, should be provided
for the 1-gallon container. Closure of the properly filled and sealed cans should be as specified
Containers
in the appendix thereto.
(c) Pails should be to PPP-P-704.
(d) All containers should comply with the requirements of the Uniform Freight Classifications
(UFC), the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC), and the applicable requirements of
the Code of Federal Regulations 49 CFR, Department of Transportation (DOT).
(a) Paints should be packaged in intermediate containers.
(b) Intermediate containers should be close-fitting corrugated fiberboard boxes in accordance with
Intermediate
UFC, NMFC, and 49 CFR requirements. Fiberboard used in the construction of interior (unit
containers
and intermediate) and exterior containers, including interior packaging forms, should conform
to ASTM D4727. ASTM D4727 materials should be domestic fire-retardant or weather
resistant fire-retardant as specified.
(a) Commercial packaging should be to ASTM D3951.
Commercial
(b) All containers should comply with the requirements of the Uniform Freight Classifications
packaging
(UFC), the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC), and the applicable requirements of
the Code of Federal Regulations 49 CFR, Department of Transportation (DOT).
Packing should be specified as follows:
(a) Overseas delivery (Level A) packing. Intermediate containers of paint should be packed in
close-fitting wood boxes conforming to ASTM D6251 or PPP-B-621, Class 2. Box closure
and strapping should be as specified in the applicable box specification or the appendix thereto
except that strapping should be flat and the finish B.
Packing
(b) Domestic delivery (Level B) packing. Level B packing should be as for level A, except that
boxes should be domestic type or class and the strapping should be finish A or B.
(c) Commercial packing. The paint, in the specified unit and intermediate containers should, as
applicable, be packed in multiples of like sizes in accordance with UFC, NMFC, and 49 CFR
requirements.
Intermediate containers should be palletized in accordance with MIL-HDBK-774. Only one size
Palletization
unit or intermediate container should be placed on a pallet.
Treated lumber and plywood. All lumber and plywood, including laminated veneer materials, used
in shipping container and pallet construction, member, blocking, bracing, and reinforcing should
Packing for Navy
be fire-retardant treated material in accordance with MIL-L-19140 as follows:
acquisitions
(a) General use, weather resistant: MIL-L-19140, Type II, Category I.
(b) General use, non-weather resistant: MIL-L-19140, Type I, Category I.
Material safety data
A copy of the MSDS and ASTM F718 should be attached to the shipping document for each
sheets (MSDS) and
destination (see 6.6).
ASTM F718
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