Introduction
1 Scope
2 Warning
3 Normative References
4 Definitions
5 Procurement Procedures
5.1 Multi-National Development of new Weapons Systems
5.2 Off Shelf Procurement
6 Responsibilities of the Integrated Project Team (IPT)
7 Responsibilities of the Package Designer (PD)
7.1 General
7.2 Consultation during the Design Process
7.3 Liaison with the Defence Ordnance Safety Group (DOSG)
7.4 Provision of Prototype Packages
7.5 Testing of Prototypes
8 Classification of Packaged Explosives
9 Certification/Registration/Competent Authority Approval
of Packaging
10 Special Design and Approval Requirements
11 Non-Service Packaging
11.1 Commercial Packages
11.2 Transit Packages
12 General Design Requirements
13 General User Requirements
13.1 IPT
13.2 Requirements for Wood Packaging Materials
13.3 Basic Design Principles
13.4 Accessibility
13.5 Depleted Uranium (DU) Ammunition
14 Special Service Requirements for the Royal Navy
14.1 Approval to Store and Handle Explosive (ASHE)
14.2 Unit Loads
14.3 Wooden Packages
14.4 Non-Magnetic Packaging
15 Special Service Requirements for the Army (Reserved)
16 Special Service Requirements for the Royal Air Force
17 Safety and Environmental Hazards
18 Handling, Transportation and Storage
18.1 Handling
18.2 Transportation
18.3 Storage
19 Standard/Special to Contents Containers (STCC)
19.1 Standard Containers
19.2 Unit Load Specification (ULS)
19.3 Unit Load Containers (ULC)
19.4 Ammunition Containers Assemblies (ACA)
19.5 Container Fittings, Fixtures and Security Sealing
19.6 Packaging for Explosive Compositions
19.7 Packaging Materials
19.8 Explosive Compatibility
20 Environmental Testing
20.1 General
20.2 Trials Schedule
20.3 Designers Trials
20.4 Nuclear Survivability
20.5 Chemical and Biological Survivability
20.6 Classification Testing
20.7 Performance Testing
Annex A Normative Reference
Annex B Definitions
B.1 Ammunition
B.2 Ammunition Container assemblies (ACA)
B.3 Ammunition Container (AC)
B.4 Explosive
B.5 Explosive Article
B.6 Explosive Substance
B.7 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
B.8 Life of Explosive Items in Service
B.8.1 Service Life
B.8.2 Storage Life
B.8.3 Operational Life
B.8.4 Commencement of Life
B.9 Munitions
B.10 Nuclear Survivability
B.11 Outer Package
B.12 Package
B.13 Packaging
B.14 Propellant
B.15 Full Standard Service Pack (FSSP)
B.16 Transit Pack
B.17 Unit Load (UL)
B.18 Unit Load Container (ULC)
B.19 Unit Load Specification (ULS)
Annex C Technical Packaging Guide
Annex D Compatibility of Materials with Solid Explosives
D.1 Introduction
D.2 Properties of Solid Explosive and Interaction with
Other Materials
D.3 Choice of Material Specifications
D.4 Compatibility of Metallic Materials
D.5 Use of Coatings