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OBJECT

The aim of this agreement is to define national responsibility for the design and provision of any adaptors necessary to ensure the compatibility of one nation's air cargo loading, securing, unloading or dropping (handling) systems when used with aircraft or handling equipment of another nation.

NOTE: Whilst the ideal of complete standardization of air cargo handling systems both ground items and aircraft role equipment should be the ultimate aim, compatibility of the equipment of one nation with that of other nations is to be achieved to the maximum degree possible. This will give rise to the need to design, and to arrange, supply of adaptors or modification parts for attachment to, or incorporation in, either aircraft role equipment or cargo handling equipment including air transport pallets and air drop platforms.