Shipping Papers for Fissile Materials (49 CFR 172.203)

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is according to this paragraph by printing (manually or mechanically) the following statement on the shipping paper

containing the required shipping description:

This is to certify that the above-named materials are properly classified, described, packaged, marked,

and labeled and are in proper condition for transport according to the applicable regulations of the

Department of Transportation.

NOTE

In line one of the certification, the words "herein-named" may be substituted for the words "aboved-

named."

b. Exceptions. No certification is required for hazardous material offered for highway transport that is transported -

(1) In a cargo tank supplied by the carrier, or

(2) By the shipper as a private carrier except for a hazardous material that is to be reshipped or transferred from

one carrier to another.

c. Transport by Air.

(1) General. Certification containing the following language may be used in place of the certification required by

a above:

I hereby certify that the contents of this consignment are fully and accurately described above by proper

shipping name and are classified, packed, marked, and labeled, and are in proper condition for air carriage

according to applicable national Government regulations.

(2) Certificate in Duplicate. Each person who offers a hazardous material for air transport shall provide, to the

aircraft operator, two copies of the certification required in this section (49 CFR 174.30).

(3) Passenger and Cargo Aircraft. Each person who offers for air transport a hazardous material authorized for

such transport shall add to the certification required in this section the following statement:

This shipment is within the limitations

prescribed for passenger aircraft/cargo-

only aircraft (delete nonapplicable).

(4) Radioactive Material. Each person who offers any radioactive material for transport aboard a passenger-

carrying aircraft shall sign (mechanically or manually) a printed certificate stating that the shipment contains radioactive

materials intended for use in, or incident to, research, medical diagnosis, or treatment. This requirement does not apply

to materials excepted under the provisions of 49 CFR 175.10(a)(8).

d. Signature. The certifications required by a or c above:

(1) Must be legibly signed by a principal, officer, partner, or employee of the shipper or his agent; and

(2) May be legibly signed manually, by typewriter, or by other mechanical means.

5-20. Shipping Papers for Fissile Materials (49 CFR 172.203)

Besides the requirements in paragraphs 5-18 and 5-19, shipping papers for shipments of fissile materials must contain

the following information:

a. The words "Fissile Exempt" if the package is exempt pursuant to paragraph 4-13.

b. If not exempt, the fissile class of each package in the shipment. Fissile classes are as determined in paragraphs

2-17 and 4-16.

c. For Fissile Class III shipments, the notation, "Warning Fissile Class III Shipment. Do not load more than **

Packages per Vehicle. " (Asterisks are to be replaced by appropriate number. ) The following notation will also appear,

"In Loading and Storage Areas, Keep at Least 20 Feet (6 Meters) From Other Packages Bearing Radioactive Labels."

d. For Fissile Class III shipments to be transported by water, the supplementary notation must also include the

following statement: "For shipment by water, only one Fissile Class III shipment is permitted in each hold."

5-21. Shipping Papers for Export Shipments (49 CFR 172.203)

Besides the applicable requirements of paragraphs 5-18 through 5-20, shipping papers for export shipments must contain

the package identification marking, as prescribed in the applicable International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Certificate

of Competent Authority, which has been issued for the package (49 CFR 173.473(c)).

5-22. Shipping Papers for Air Transport (49 CFR 172.203)

Besides the applicable portions of paragraphs 5-18 through 5-21, the shipping papers for air transport of a package

containing a radioactive material prohibited from being transported aboard passenger carrying aircraft (para 10-5b) must

contain the words "Cargo Aircraft Only" after the basic description.

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