DEFSTAN 81-41(PT2)/7(2014) : 2014
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PACKAGING OF DEFENCE MATERIEL - PART 2: DESIGN
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Superseded date
16-10-2015
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Language(s)
English
Published date
01-01-2014
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Foreword
0. Introduction
1. Scope
2. Warning
3. Normative References
4. Definitions
5. Basic Overview of the Packaging Process
6. The Package Design Process
7. Factors to be considered
8. Military Packaging Levels
9. Basic Requirements
10. Risks to Materiel
11. Vulnerability of Materiel to Shock
12. Methods of Climatic Protection
13. Dangerous Goods (Materiel)
14. Preparation (cleaning and drying of materiel
before preservation)
15. Preservation of Materiel
16. Bundling, Wrapping and Bailing
17. Methods of Location
18. Cushioning
19. Choice of Container
20. Container Preference
21. Special to Contents (STC) Containers (STCC)
22. Reusable Containers
23. Fibreboard Containers
24. Wooden Containers
25. Metal Containers
26. Moulded Pulp Containers
27. Plastics Containers
28. Glass Containers
29. Container Types Used for Military Packaging
30. Use of Handling and Lifting Aids
31. Nuclear Grade A Clean Room Items
32. Electrostatic Discharge Sensitive Devices
Annex A - Calculation of Desiccant Quantity for
Packages to Military Levels J, N & P
Annex B - Use of Humidity Indicators
Annex C - Adhesive Systems and Tapes
Annex D - Innovation and New Materials
Annex E - List of Normative References
Describes the Ministry of Defence (MOD) requirements for the design of packages to meet the Military Packaging Levels.
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Supersedes DEFSTAN 81-41(PT2)/6(2005). (07/2014)
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Standard
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106
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UK Ministry of Defence Standards
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Superseded
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| DEFSTAN 03-30/3(2005) : 2005 | TREATMENTS FOR THE PROTECTION FOR METAL PARTS OF SERVICE STORES AND EQUIPMENT AGAINST CORROSION |
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| BS EN 209:2000 | Steel drums. Removable head (open head) drums with a minimum total capacity of 210 l |
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| DEFSTAN 81-78/3(2008) : 2008 | PACKAGING OF FRACTIONAL HORSEPOWER MOTORS, ELECTRICAL |
| DEFSTAN 91-27/3(2003) : 2003 | GREASE, AUTOMOTIVE AND ARTILLERY NATO CODE: G-403 JOINT SERVICE DESIGNATION: XG-279 |
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| DEFSTAN 81-41(PT1)/1(1981) : 1981 | PACKAGING OF DEFENCE MATERIEL - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS |
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| DEFSTAN 81-122/3(2006) : 2006 | POLYETHYLENE, BUBBLE FILM, FOR PACKAGING |
| DEFSTAN 81-8/6(2007) : 2007 | CASES, WOOD (METAL EDGED CONSTRUCTION) |
| DEFSTAN 81-110/3(2010) : 2010 | PAPER, KRAFT, EMBOSSED, FOUR PLY (FOR SPACE FILLING) |
| BS ISO 6780:2003 | Flat pallets for intercontinental materials handling. Principal dimensions and tolerances |
| DEFSTAN 81-120/3(2006) : 2006 | MEDIUM DENSITY FIBREBOARD FOR PACKAGING APPLICATIONS |
| DEFSTAN 80-117/3(2004) : 2004 | SYNTHETIC RUBBER RESIN ADHESIVE NO 7 |
| DEFSTAN 81-47/3(2007) : 2007 | TAPE, PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE (WATER-RESISTANT FILM) |
| BS ISO 21067:2007 | Packaging. Vocabulary |
| BS 7116:1990 | Specification for double sided pressure sensitive adhesive tapes |
| DEFSTAN 81-83/3(2006) : 2006 | BONDED POLYURETHANE CHIPFOAM |
| DEFSTAN 81-80/3(2008) : 2008 | PACKAGING OF TRANSFORMERS AND INDUCTORS |
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| DEFSTAN 93-116/2(2007) : 2007 | POLYETHYLENE (LOW DENSITY) FILM FOR PACKAGING TYPES 1, 2 AND 3 |
| BS 1210:1963 | Specification for wood screws |
| DEFSTAN 00-3/4(2011) : 2011 | DESIGN GUIDANCE FOR THE TRANSPORTABILITY OF EQUIPMENT |
| STANAG 4398 : 0 | NATO REQUIREMENTS FOR REUSABLE CONTAINERS AEPP 1 |
| DEFSTAN 91-102/2(2000) : 2000 | LUBRICATING OIL, CORROSION PREVENTIVE, SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT CALIBER WEAPONS NATO CODE: O-157 JOINT SERVICE DESIGNATION: OX-24 |
| DEFSTAN 91-105/2(2003) : 2003 | GREASE, MULTIPURPOSE: HEAVY DUTY NATO CODE: G-421 JOINT SERVICE DESIGNATION: XG-291 |
| DEFSTAN 81-125/3(2006) : 2006 | ELECTROSTATIC CONDUCTIVE FOAM SHEET |
| DEFSTAN 81-41(PT1)/6(2006) : 2006 | PACKAGING OF DEFENCE MATERIEL - PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO DEFENCE PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS |
| BS 6125:1981 | Specification for natural fibre cords, lines and twines |
| DEFSTAN 81-113/2(2006) : 2006 | CASES, WOOD, COLLAPSIBLE, REUSABLE |
| DEFSTAN 81-116/3(2007) : 2007 | EXPANDED POLYETHYLENE SHEET, TYPES GP AND QX, GRADES A, B, C AND D |
| DEFSTAN 91-40/3(2002) : 2002 | CORROSION PREVENTIVE OIL: AIRCRAFT ENGINE, PISTON, METALLIC NATO CODE: C-615 JOINT SERVICE DESIGNATION: PX-27 |
| DEFSTAN 01-5/17(2011) : 2011 | FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS |
| DEFSTAN 91-38/1(1978) : 1978 | PETROLATUM, TECHNICAL JOINT SERVICE DESIGNATION: PX-6 PETROLATUM, TECHNICAL NATO CODE NO: S-743 JOINT SERVICE DESIGNATION: PX-7 |
| BS 4072-2:1987 | Wood preservation by means of copper/chromium/arsenic compositions Method for timber treatment |
| DEFSTAN 81-68/4(2008) : 2008 | BAGS, DESICCANT, SILICA GEL AND BAGS, DESICCANT, ACTIVATED CLAY |
| DEFSTAN 81-9/5(2006) : 2006 | CARTONS, FIBREBOARD, FIXED-JOINT, DOUBLE-FACED CORRUGATED |
| DEFSTAN 81-129/2(2004) : 2004 | WRAPPING, MOULDABLE, WAXED, GREASE-RESISTING |
| DEFSTAN 81-130/4(2010) : 2010 | THE TRANSPORTATION, HANDLING, STORAGE AND PACKAGING OF MAGNETICALLY SENSITIVE EQUIPMENT |
| DEFSTAN 81-48/3(2006) : 2006 | PAPER, KRAFT UNION |
| BS EN 14592 : 2008 | TIMBER STRUCTURES - DOWEL-TYPE FASTENERS - REQUIREMENTS |
| DEFSTAN 81-138/2(2006) : 2006 | PAPER, KRAFT, CREPED (ANTI-BLEED) |
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| BS 7195(1989) : 1989 | GUIDE FOR PREVENTION OF CORROSION OF METALS CAUSED BY VAPOURS FROM ORGANIC MATERIALS |
| DEFSTAN 81-25/4(2006) : 2006 | TAPE, PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE (WATER-RESISTANT FABRIC) |
| DEFSTAN 81-123/2(2005) : 2005 | PACKAGING OF UNIFORMED CLOTHING, HEADWEAR AND FOOTWEAR |
| DEFSTAN 81-5/8(2014) : 2014 | CRATES, WOOD |
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| DEFSTAN 81-58/3(2009) : 2009 | PACKAGING OF CONNECTORS, ELECTRICAL |
| DEFSTAN 81-73/3(2007) : 2007 | GUIDE ON USE OF CAPTIVE FASTENERS |
| DEFSTAN 81-99/3(2009) : 2009 | PAPER, CORRUGATED, SINGLE-FACED, COARSE FLUTE |
| DEFSTAN 81-50/3(2008) : 2008 | PAPER, HUMIDITY INDICATOR (COLOUR INTENSIFIED) |
| BS 3964:1980 | Specification for flexible vulcanized fibre sheets |
| DEFSTAN 81-23/5(2005) : 2005 | CASES, BOARD, COLLAPSIBLE |
| DEFSTAN 81-27/6(2008) : 2008 | PLYWOOD FOR MILITARY PACKAGING APPLICATIONS |
| DEFSTAN 81-106/4(2013) : 2013 | BOARD, CORRUGATED (TWO-FLUTE, THREE LINER) TYPES 1, 2 AND 3 |
| DEFSTAN 81-77/5(2014) : 2014 | PACKAGING OF SMALL ROBUST ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC AND/OR ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ASSEMBLIES |
| BS 7529:1991 | Specification for desiccant activated clay |
| DEFSTAN 81-30/3(2006) : 2006 | PAPER, WRAPPING, WAXED |
| BS EN 12765:2001 | Classification of thermosetting wood adhesives for non-structural applications |
| BS 5962:1980 | Specifications for naphthalene (including test methods) |
| DEFSTAN 81-41(PT1)/3(1991) : 1991 AMD 5 1998 | PACKAGING OF DEFENCE MATERIEL - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS |
| DEFSTAN 81-46/3(2005) : 2005 | BOARD, CORRUGATED, DOUBLE-FACED (TYPES A, B AND C) |
| BS 1133-1.3(1989) : 1989 | PACKAGING CODE - INTRODUCTION TO PACKAGING |
| DEFSTAN 81-1/5(2014) : 2014 | FIBREBOARD, SOLID, KRAFT-LINED CHIPBOARD |
| DEFSTAN 81-16/4(2008) : 2008 | BAGS, PAPER, GREASE-RESISTANT |
| BS EN 300:2006 | Oriented strand boards (OSB). Definitions, classification and specifications |
| BS 1204:1993 | Specification for type MR phenolic and aminoplastic synthetic resin adhesives for wood |
| DEFSTAN 81-56/5(2014) : 2014 | PACKAGING OF PISTONS, ASSEMBLED OR UNASSEMBLED AND PISTON SETS |
| BS 1702:1950 | Specification for mild steel drums (heavy duty - fixed ends) |
| BS 1133-7(1967) : AMD 6040 | PACKAGING CODE - PAPER AND BOARD CONTAINERS |
| DEFSTAN 81-107/4(2013) : 2013 | BOARD, CORRUGATED (THREE-FLUTE, FOUR LINER) HEAVY DUTY GRADE |
| DEFSTAN 81-135/2(2007) : 2007 | CASES, WOOD, PACKING (BOARD OR PANEL AND BATTEN CONSTRUCTION) |
| DEFSTAN 81-89/3(2006) : 2006 | PAPER, TISSUE, WRAPPING |
| DEFSTAN 81-132/2(2004) : 2004 | PAPER, HUMIDITY INDICATOR, COBALT CHLORIDE |
| DEFSTAN 81-108/4(2014) : 2014 | FIBREBOARD, CORRUGATED DOUBLE FACED 'E' FLUTE |
| DEFSTAN 93-35/2(2004) : 2004 | EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE MOULDINGS, TYPE GP AND QX |
| DEFSTAN 03-2/6(2011) : 2011 | CLEANING AND PREPARATION OF METAL SURFACES |
| DEFSTAN 93-97/2(2004) : 2004 | POLYETHYLENE FILM, BLACK, ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE |
| BS EN 923:2015 | Adhesives. Terms and definitions |
| DEFSTAN 81-133/2(2005) : 2005 | PAPER, KRAFT, CREPED, WET-STRENGTHENED |
| DEFSTAN 81-115/3(2010) : 2010 | BOARD, CORRUGATED (THREE-FLUTE, FOUR-LINER) MEDIUM GRADE |
| BS 2540:1991 | Specification for granular desiccant silica gel |
| STANAG 2828 : 2015 | MILITARY PALLETS, PACKAGES AND CONTAINERS |
| DEFSTAN 81-71/4(2007) : 2007 | CASES, WOOD, PACKING, REUSABLE |
| DEFSTAN 81-112/2(2004) : 2004 | BAGS, ELECTROSTATIC SHIELDING |
| BS 4072-1:1987 | Wood preservation by means of copper/chromium/arsenic compositions Specification for preservatives |
| BS 3379(2005) : 2005 | COMBUSTION MODIFIED FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANE CELLULAR MATERIALS FOR LOADBEARING APPLICATIONS - SPECIFICATION |
| DEFSTAN 81-12/8(2014) : 2014 | CASES, WOOD (PANEL AND BATTEN CONSTRUCTION) |
| DEFSTAN 81-3/9(2010) : 2010 | CASES, WOOD (COMB-JOINTED CONSTRUCTION) |
| DEFSTAN 80-34/3(1995) : 1995 | CORROSION PREVENTIVE, OIL, THIN FILM JOINT SERVICE DESIGNATION: PX-4 |
| BS 4J 11:1991 | Specification for pressure-sensitive adhesive paper masking tape |
| DEFSTAN 81-93/3(2005) : 2005 | PAPER, WRAPPING GREASE-RESISTING |
| DEFSTAN 91-91/6(2008) : 2008 | TURBINE FUEL, AVIATION KEROSINE TYPE, JET A-1 NATO CODE: F-35 JOINT SERVICE DESIGNATION: AVTUR |
| DEFSTAN 81-39/5(2012) : 2012 | PACKAGING OF RUBBER HOSES, PLASTICS HOSES, AND HOSE ASSEMBLIES |
| DEFSTAN 81-36/5(2014) : 2014 | PACKAGING OF SWITCHES |
| DEFSTAN 81-136/2(2009) : 2009 | PACKAGING OF METAL PIPES AND PIPE ASSEMBLIES |
| BS EN 636 : 2012 | PLYWOOD - SPECIFICATIONS |
| DEFSTAN 68-69/1(1990) : 1990 | SILICONE COMPOUND ELECTRICAL INSULATING NATO CODE S - 736 JOINT SERVICE DESIGNATION XG - 250 |
| DEFSTAN 81-101/2(2008) : 2008 | REUSABLE WATER VAPOUR RESISTANT BAGS FOR ENGINE CHANGE UNITS, PROPULSION UNITS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT |
| BS 1764:1973 | Specification for nominal diameters of round built-up tins |
| DEFSTAN 81-119/2(2003) : 2003 | CROSS-LINKED EXPANDED ETHYLENE-VINYL ACETATE SHEETS AND MOULDINGS |
| DEFSTAN 91-113/2(2007) : 2007 | LUBRICATING OIL, ENGINE: SEVERE DUTY DIESEL, EXTENDED SERVICE - SAE 10W/30 NATO CODE: O-1176 JOINT SERVICE DESIGNATION: OMD-90 |
| DEFSTAN 81-21/5(2007) : 2007 | CASES, FIBREBOARD AND WOOD |
| BS 245:1976 | Specification for mineral solvents (white spirit and related hydrocarbon solvents) for paints and other purposes |
| DEFSTAN 81-75/3(2005) : 2005 | BARRIER MATERIAL, ALUMINIUM FOIL LAMINATE, FLEXIBLE, HEAT SEALABLE, WATER-VAPOUR RESISTANT |
| DEFSTAN 81-86/3(2007) : 2007 | METAL FITTINGS FOR WOODEN CONTAINERS |
| DEFSTAN 81-15/5(2007) : 2007 | CARTONS AND BOXES, FIBREBOARD |
| DEFSTAN 81-11/5(2006) : 2006 | CARTONS, FIBREBOARD, FIXED JOINT, KRAFT-LINED CHIPBOARD |
| BS 5707:1997 | Specification for preparations of wood preservatives in organic solvents |
| DEFSTAN 81-55/6(2013) : 2013 | PACKAGING OF MECHANICAL COMPONENTS |
| DEFSTAN 81-134/2(2005) : 2005 | PAPER, KRAFT, POLYETHYLENE COATED (HEAT SEALABLE) |
| BS 2869-2:1988 | Fuel oils for non-marine use Specification for fuel oil for agricultural and industrial engines and burners (classes A2, C1, C2, D, E, F, G and H) |
| DEFSTAN 80-85/1(1979) : 1979 | CORROSION PREVENTIVE COMPOUND: SOFT FILM, HOT APPLICATION NATO CODE NO: C-628 JOINT SERVICE DESIGNATION: PX-11 |
| BS 1133-10:1966 | Packaging code. Metal containers |
| DEFSTAN 81-41(PT1)/5(2003) : 2003 | PACKAGING OF DEFENCE MATERIAL - PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO DEFENCE PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS |
| BS EN 1995-1-1 : 2012 | EUROCODE 5: DESIGN OF TIMBER STRUCTURES - PART 1-1: GENERAL - COMMON RULES AND RULES FOR BUILDINGS |
| DEFSTAN 81-60/3(2009) : 2009 | PACKAGING OF GASKETS, SEALS, 'O' RINGS, GROMMETS AND SIMILAR MATERIEL |
| BS 4881:1993 | Specification for polypropylene film cords, lines and twines |
| DEFSTAN 81-128/2(2004) : 2004 | WADDING, CELLULOSE |
| DEFSTAN 81-28/6(2013) : 2013 | CARTONS, FIBREBOARD, FIXED JOINT, MULTI-WALLED, CORRUGATED, FOR MILITARY LEVEL PACKAGING GRADE A |
| DEFSTAN 81-29/5(2014) : 2014 | HANDLES, WEBBING OR ROPE, WITH METAL BRACKETS OR WOOD BLOCKS FOR USE ON CONTAINERS |
| DEFSTAN 81-145/1(2013) : 2013 | TAPE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE FOR GENERAL PACKAGING |
| DEFSTAN 80-186/1(1994) : 1994 | PX-31, CORROSION PREVENTIVE COMPOUND: HARD FILM, COLD APPLICATION |
| DEFSTAN 81-127/2(2003) : 2003 | PAPER, CREPED, KRAFT UNION, REINFORCED |
| BS 7200:1989 | Specification for synthetic-fibre needlefelts |
| DEFSTAN 80-217/1(2002) : 2002 | CORROSION PREVENTIVE COMPOUND: SOFT FILM, COLD APPLICATION NATO CODE: C-614 JOINT SERVICES DESIGNATION: PX-1 |
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