Special markings

TM 746-10

ultimate consignee do not require address markings.

(e) If the item has no serial number, a

Consolidation activities receiving shipments for

date (month, day, year) followed by a capital letter to

consolidation into SEAVAN/MILVAN are not required to

identify a set or assembly shall be shown on the

obliterate address labels applied by the original shipper.

shipping container instead of the serial number. Each

l. Special markings (figs 3-19 and 3-20). Some

set shall bear a different letter. Examples are-

shipments of retrograde/recyclable materiel require

special markings. Some of these markings are-

SET 1

SET 2

SET 3

PK 1 of 3

(1) Classified shipment markings.

4-1-76A

4-1-76B

4-1-76C

(a) Shipments of classified material

shall not have packing lists attached to the outside of

(f) Set or assembly markings will be

the container.

placed on the surface containing the identification

(b) Markings indicating the classified

markings and shall be located in the lower right-hand

nature of the material, its manufacture, and its security

corner.

classification shall not appear on the exterior of the

container.

(4) Single stock-numbered sets.

issued by the cognizant activity concerned or by

(a) This marking is used when the

departmental regulations.

components of a single stock-numbered item are

packed in two or more shipping containers or stored

together as a set.

(2) Transportation

protective

service

(b) The stock number shown on each

markings.

shipping container will be that of the complete set and

(a) Shipments identified as classified or

will be prefixed with "P/O" (part of).

sensitive cargo or items requiring special handling

during transit shall be provided "Signature Security

Service,

Protective

Security

Service,

Armed

(5) Method II marking. Method II packs which

Surveillance, or Armed Guard Service."

serve as shipping containers must bear a Method II

precautionary label, OF 73 (7540-00-139-4738) or OF

(b) When required by the applicable

74 (7540-00-139-4752), on the identification marked

carriers tariff, each exterior container shall be labeled or

side.

tagged to indicate the service requested in the lower

right hand corner of the identification marked side.

(a) Method II markings may be applied

by using this label or by printing or stenciling a copy of

the label on the container using waterproof red ink.

military aircraft, the shipper shall prepare a DD Form

1387-2 (Special Handling Data/Certification) per the

(b) When there is insufficient space for

requirements of TM 38-250 and DOD 4500.32-R.

applying the label, the words "METHOD II PACKAGE-

DO NOT OPEN UNTIL READY FOR USE" in letters as

large as space permits must be printed or stenciled on

(3) Set or assembly markings.

the container adjacent to the identification markings.

(a) When a set or assembly is placed in

two or more containers, all containers with component

(6) Serial number markings.

An item

parts are shipped together.

assigned a serial number shall have the number applied

(b) Each container will have its own

to the unit pack and the intermediate and exterior

number within the set, the total number of containers

containers preceded by the abbreviation "SER NO." The

making up the set, and the number of the set within

serial number shall be located directly below the

each shipment.

identification markings. (Example: SER NO. 26481.)

(7) ARI markings.

In addition to the

above these numbers on each container. For surfaces

requirements given in paragraph 1-12, project code disc

on which black is not legible, a yellow or white disc must

labels for ARI markings shall be used. Lettering shall be

be applied.

black on a white background. Labels shall be stenciled

(d) All

component

parts

or printed in the center of the disc (or circle) with the

disassembled items will have the serial number of the

code letters "ARI" proportionate to the size of the circle.

item on each shipping container of the set. An example

Two sizes of labels are available for use. DA Label 143

is-

(Project Code DISC) (3X3) has a 2-inch diameter disc in

its center, while DA Label 143-2 (Project Code DISC)

SET 1

(9X9) has a 6-inch diameter disc in its center. In

PK 1 OF 5

general, containers with sides 24 inches or more in

SER NO. 18063

length

tubular-shaped

containers

with

circumference

3-23