§ 146.29-100 Classification, DOT marking DOT class 00000000000000 Description Small-arms ammunition is a variety of fixed ammunition Cartridges (small-arms type, less than 0.75 inch or Aircraft engine starter. Armor piercing. Armor piercing incendiary. Armor piercing incendiary tracer. Ball. Blank. Carbine. 00 handling and stowage chart. Hazard Stowage Handling 1. Observe marking on package to be certain that no small-arms ammunition with explosive bullets is included. 2. Do not subject packages to rough handling. 3. Maximum weight per draft shall not exceed 3,000 lbs. plus 10%. 4. Drafts consisting of one or more palletized units shall not exceed 4,000 lbs. plus 10%. 5. Lifts of palletized units shall not be tiered except when using a sling so designed as to prevent the upper tier or tiers from shifting or falling from the draft. 6. The limiting weights noted above are for a 5-ton boom. See § 146.29-41. Classification, handling DOT marking DOT class Class II-A Description Propellant explosives for cannon in bulk. Rocket pro- Includes but is not limited to: "Propellant ex- Ballistite (bulk) for any purpose in large grains, sheets, "Starter cartridge, A B B and stowage chart-Continued Hazard Stowage Handling Loose powder may be ignited by spark, friction, or intense heat. Powder dust is especially hazardous. Burns rapidly with excessive heat. Burning powder in ships hold may explode, producing structural damage and missiles. If involved in a fire, immediately apply water freely and in quantity. AMMUNITION STOWAGE 1. Handle by hand or mechanical means. OR PORTABLE MAGA- Shall not be overstowed with any other kind of cargo except bomb fin assemblies, empty water fillable practice bombs and empty aux. iliary gas tanks. When Class I ammunition is stowed in the same hold or magazine with this class, the two stowages must be separated by a partition bulkhead or type "A" dunnage floor. Propellant charges of this class, for separate loading artillery projectile, filled with Class XI-A or XI-B chemical may be stowed together in the same hold or compartment provided the propellant charges are "topstowed," the two items being separated by a type "A" dunnage floor. When so stowed, the propellant charges shall not be over. stowed with any other cargo. For stowage adjacent to other dangerous articles see § 146.29-59. Bulk propellants shall not be loaded at an ammunition loading pier. May be transported in vans stowed on deck. 2. Do not drop, drag, tumble, walk or otherwise subject packages to shock. 3. Packages shall be handled in such a manner as to insure that no spark or friction will occur. 4. Observe packages or containers for evidence of sifting or inability to retain contents and reject any showing such signs. 5. In event a package is damaged and powder is spilled, immediately stop operations and sweep up any loose powder. 6. Remove damaged container and residue of powder to a safe location. 7. Gravity roller conveyor shall not be used unless authorized by the Captain of the Port in ports or facilities under his jurisdiction. At other ports or facilities authority for such use may be 8. Cargo handling stevedore gear may be trays, granted by the Officer in Charge. skipboards, pallets, or pieplates provided they are fitted with cargo nets or sideboards. Boxes or trays with fixed or removable sides are authorized. 9. Cargo nets w/o trays, skipboards, pallets, or pieplates are not permitted. 10. The maximum permitted weight per draft when handled by pallet, skipboard, tray, or pieplate fitted with cargo net or sideboards shall not exceed 2,400 lbs. plus 10%. 11. Drafts consisting of one or more palletized units shall not exceed 4,000 lbs. plus 10%. 12. Lifts of palletized units shall not be tiered except when using a sling so designed as to prevent the upper tier or tiers from shifting or falling from the draft. 13. The limiting weights noted above are for a 5-ton boom. See § 146.29-41. The principal hazard assoclated with this class of ammunition is its involvement in a fire. Pressures which would cause serious structural damage are not usually generated. If involved in a fire, it is possible the fire may be controlled or extinguished by flooding or spraying with large amounts of water. Fire-fighting personnel should take appropriate precautions and not expose themselves. AMMUNITION STOWAGE OR PORTABLE MAGAZINE Boxed and crated ammunition may be overstowed with nondangerous cargo and permitted explosives. Tanked ammunition may be overstowed with bomb fin assemblies, empty water fillable practice bombs and empty auxilary gas tanks. May be stowed in the same deep tank, lower hold or tweendeck hold with Class II-F ammunition provided the Class II-F is bottom stowed and provided further that no other class of military explosives is stowed in the hold or the tank below. May be stowed in the same deep tank or lower hold with Class II-J ammunition provided the Class II-J is bottom stowed. For stowage adjacent to other dangerous § 146.29-59. articles see May be transported in vans stowed on deck. 1. Handle by hand or mechanical means. 2. Do not drop, drag, tumble, walk or otherwise subject packages to shock. 3. Cargo handling stevedore gear may be trays, skipboards, pallets, or pieplates provided they are fitted with cargo nets or sideboads. Boxes or trays with fixed or removable sides are authorized. 4. Cargo nets without trays, skipboards, pallets or pieplates are not authorized. 5. The maximum permitted weight per draft when handled by pallet, skipboard, tray or pieplate fitted with cargo net or sideboards shall not exceed 2,400 lbs. plus 10%. 6. Drafts consisting of one or more palletized units shall not exceed 4,000 lbs plus 10%. 7. Lifts of palletized units shall not be tiered except when using a sling so designed as to prevent the upper tier or tiers from shifting or failing from the draft. 8. The limiting weights noted above are for a 5-ton boom. See 146.29-41. |