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GENERAL NOTES

1. THIS DOCUMENT GIVES DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR LOADING THE MILVAN CONTAINER WITH DOMESTIC UNIT LOADS OF .50 CAUBER CARTRIDGES IN SMALL ARMS, AMMUNITION BOX MK I MOD 0. THE UNIT LOAD SHALL BE PALLETIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH WR-53/28.

2. THE MILVAN SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A MECHANICAL LOAD-BRACING SYSTEM THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE BUREAU OF EXPLOSIVES PAMPHLET 6C.

3. IN ADDITION TO THE BELT RAILS REQUIRED BY PAMPHLET 6C, THE MILVAN CONTAINER HAS BELT RAILS AT THE 72" AND 83" HEIGHTS FROM THE CONTAINER FLOOR.

4. CONTAINERS ARE EQUIPPES WITH 25 CROSSMEMBERS. UNUSED CROSSMEMBERS MUST REMAIN WITH THE CONTAINER AND SHALL BE FASTENED INTO BELT RAILS FOR SHIPMENT.

5. WHEN THE VOID BETWEEN THE CROSSMEMEBERS AND THE UNIT LOAD IS GREATER THAN ONE INCH, USE FILL MATERIAL TO SHIM BETWEEN THE CROSSMEMBER AND UNIT LOAD AS SHOWN IN DETAIL C, PAGE4.

6. THE LENGTH OF THE STRUT, PIECE I, OF SWAY BRACE DETAIL & SHALL BE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE THE SWAY BRACE TO FILL THE VOID BETWEEN THE UNIT LOADS.

7. SWAY BRACES SHALL BE POSITIONED ON THE 28 AND 60 INCH HIGH CROSSMEMBERS FOR BAYS NO. 1 AND NO.3 AND ON THE 16 AND 48 INCH HIGH CROSSMEMBERS FOR BAYS NO.2 AND NO.4

8. TWIST TIE PIECE 2 OF DETAL 8 TO CROSSMEMBERS (FOUR PLACES) WITH 16 GAUSE TIE WIRE.

9. APPLICABLE MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS:

DUNNAGE LUMBER - FED.SPEC.MM-L-751

NAILS - FED.SPEC. FF-N-105, TYPE II, STYLE 10, COMMON BRIGHT.

10. AFTER BLOCKING AND BRACING HAS BEEN INSPECTED, ATTACH SHIPPING DOCUMENTS INSIDE THE CONTAINER IN AN ACCESSIBLE AREA AND CLOSE AND SEAL CONTAINER DOORS. ATTACH APPLICABLE PLACERDS TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CONTAINER FOR THE APPROPRIATE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION AS PRESCRIBED IN OF 2165 (VOL.I).