PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-672
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 672
NOVEMBER 2008
57
PS 672
NOV 08
Applying for Military Air Waivers
Packaging Waivers
Compatabilitiy Waivers
•
A detailed description of the package, including pertinent test data.
•
A proper shipping name including its:
–
hazard class
–
identiFcation number
–
packaging group
–
the net quantity of the material.
•
A detailed explanation of why the established requirements cannot be met.
•
A transportation analysis showing why surface transportation cannot be
effectively used.
HAZMAT…
What
Are
Military
Air Waivers
and
When
Must You
Use Them?
the load
plan says
this is
hazardous
material.
where’s
the
waiver?
whenever units
depart from
the procedures
in tm 38-250,
preparing
hazardous
materials for
military air
shipments,
they
must first get
the appropriate
packaging or
compatibility
waivers.
the last two
items have a great
effect on whether
a waiver is granted
or denied.
a copy of the
waiver must
accompany
the shipment.
paragraph 2.3.1 in
tm 38-250 requires
waivers to include…
the shipper must get
a packaging waiver
for any any hazardous
item or packaging not
authorized in attachment
5-13, tm 38-250.
it is important to
note that dod cannot
issue waivers to united
nations specifications.
compatibility
waivers are
required
when
non-compatible
hazardous
materials are
shipped aboard
the same military
aircraft.
logsa’s packaging, storage, and
containerization center (pscc) is the
Army’s waiver-granting authority.
waivers will
not
be granted
when surface
transportation
is reasonably
available.
see table a18.1,
segregation table
for hazardous
materials,
and
table a18.2,
compatibility
table for
class 1 (explosive)
materials.
672.56-57.indd
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9/19/08
5:13:28 PM
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