DEFSTAN 81-41(PT2)/6(2005) : 2005

Foreword
Introduction
SECTION 1 - GENERAL
1 Scope
2 Warning
3 Normative References
SECTION 2 - THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE PACKAGING PROCESS
4 Basic Overview Of The Packaging Process
5 The Package Design Process
6 Factors to be Considered
7 Military Packaging Levels
8 Basic Requirements
9 Risks to Materiel
10 Vulnerability of Materiel to Shock
11 Methods of Climatic Protection
12 Dangerous Materiel
SECTION 3 - CLEANING AND DRYING OF MATERIEL BEFORE PRESERVATION
13 Preparation
SECTION 4 - PRESERVATION OF MATERIEL
14 Materials Used in the Preservation Process
15 Temporary Protectives
16 Preservatives
17 Sharp-Edge Protection Materials
18 Primary Wrappings
19 Barriers
20 Desiccants
SECTION 5 - BUNDLING, WRAPPING AND BALING
21 General
22 Bundling, Wrapping and Baling
SECTION 6 - METHODS OF LOCATION
23 Purpose
24 Space-Filling
25 Wrapping
26 Load-Spreading
27 Blocking and Bracing
28 Cushioning
SECTION 7 - CHOICE OF CONTAINER
29 Choice of Container
30 Military Packaging Level
31 Mass of the Item
32 Easy or Difficult Load
33 Container Preference
34 Special To Contents (STC) Containers
35 Reusable Containers
36 Fibreboard Containers
37 Wooden Containers
38 Metal Containers
39 Moulded Pulp Containers
40 Plastics Containers
41 Glass Containers
SECTION 8 - CONTAINERS
42 General
43 Guide to Maximum Mass of Contents of Fibreboard Containers
44 Def Stan 81-15, Cartons and Boxes, Fibreboard
45 Def Stan 81-9 Cartons, Fibreboard, Fixed-Joint,
   Double-Faced, Corrugated
46 Def Stan 81-11 Cartons, Fibreboard, Fixed-Joint,
   Kraft Lined, Chipboard
47 Def Stan 81-28, Cartons, Fibreboard, Fixed-Joint,
   Multi-Wall, Corrugated, for Military Level Packaging,
   Grades A and B
48 Def Stan 81-21, Cases, Fibreboard and Wood
49 Def Stan 81-18, Tubes, Packing, Open End
50 The Closure And Reinforcement Of Fibreboard Containers
51 Guide To Maximum Mass Of Contents For Wooden Containers
52 Def Stan 81-3, Cases, Wood (Plywood), Comb-Jointed
   Construction
53 Def Stan 81-23, Cases, Board, Collapsible
54 Def Stan 81-8 Cases, Wood (Plywood, Metal-Edged Construction)
55 Def Stan 81-113 Case, Wood, Collapsible, Reusable
56 Def Stan 81-12 Cases, Wood (Panel and Batten Construction)
57 Def Stan 81-14 Cases, Wood (Batten and Board Construction)
58 Def Stan 81-5, Crates, Wood
59 Def Stan 81-71 Cases, Wood, Packing, Reusable
60 Def Stan 81-135 Cases, Wood, Packing (Board or Panel
   and Batten Construction)
61 Skid and Sill Bases for Large Wooden Containers of
   Sheathed Frame Construction
62 Closure and Reinforcement of Wooden Containers
63 Metal Containers
64 Moulded Pulp Containers
65 Plastics Containers
66 Glass Containers
SECTION 9 - USE OF HANDLING AND LIFTING AIDS
67 Lifting Aid Selection
SECTION 10 - THE PACKAGING OF DANGEROUS MATERIEL
68 General
SECTION 11 - NUCLEAR GRADE A CLEAN ROOM ITEMS
69 General
SECTION 12 - ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE SENSITIVE DEVICES
70 General
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

Specifies the Ministry of Defence (MOD) requirements for the design of packages to meet the Military Packaging Levels.