PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-695
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 695
OCTOBER 2010
56
PS 695
OCT 10
No. Successfully completing the training course is
only the
first
step in becoming a certified container
inspector. See the DTR, Part III, App J,
Appointment of
HAZMAT Inspectors: Appointment.
All personnel who sign container inspection forms, DA
2404s or other service maintenance sheets must be
appointed in writing by the activity, unit commander or a
designated representative, who is usually the first O-5
in the chain of command.
The appointment must include the scope of authority and
expiration date. A copy of appointment orders must be
sent to the Army Intermodal and Distribution Platform
Office (AIDPMO).
FAQs You’ve Asked
Container Certification
A certified inspector who signs a container inspection sheet and maintenance form is
certifying the container in question as safe for shipment by intermodal means as either a
International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) or a non-IMDG container. They must also
attach the correct DD Form 2282 decal
(Reinspection Decal Convention for Safe Container)
to DOD-owned containers.
Certified inspectors must send their inspection forms, DA 2404s or other maintenance
sheets for all containers (DOD or contracted) to the proper authorities in their chain of
command. Containers holding DOD goods must also be entered into the Army Container
Asset Management System database maintained by AIDPMO.
Logistics
Management…
Keeping Pace With
container inspection
Can’t contain
your container
questions?
Here are some
answers
to
help you sort
out rules and
regulations
about
container
inspections.
According to the
Defense
Transportation Regulation
(DTR),
Part VI, Chap 604, Para
B.2, I can be certified as a
container inspector by taking
the AMMO-43 Intermodal
Dry Cargo Container CSC
Reinspection Course.
To stay current on container news, pop in and check out the Container Inspection
Section on the BCKS forum:
My container
inspection
certification
has expired.
Do I have
to get
recertified
to perform
pre-loading
inspections?
No. Serviceability (pre-loading)
inspections don’t have to be
performed by a certified inspector,
but a non-certified inspector
must
be experienced in detecting
structural damage.
This inspector can make sure that
the containers still meet DOD
requirements, and have not been
damaged or changed status during
storage or movement. See MIL-HDBK-
138B,
Guide to Container Inspection,
Para 6.1.2.
if I have
more than
one container
loaded with
explosives on a
single railroad
flatcar,
does all the
ammunition in the
flatcar have to
be compatible?
No. The ammunition in
each container has to
be compatible, but the
ammunition in one container
does not have to be
compatible with ammunition
in other containers on the
same flatcar. See 49 Code
of Federal Regulations
(CFR), Para 1
7
4.81(g)(2).
if I have
to placard
explosives-loaded
containers on a
flatcar, does
each container
have to be
individually
placarded or can
I just put four
placards on the
railcar?
Generally, the placards
should go on the railcar.
However, if all the
containers are individually
and correctly placarded,
then the placards on the
containers are sufficient.
See 49 CFR, Para 1
7
2.508,
Placarding and Affixing
Placards: Rail.
is that
all
I
need to do?
remember,
when you
certify
me, you’re
guaran-
teeing
that I’m
safe to
ship!
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