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5. PACKAGING
5.1 Packaging. For acquisition purposes, the packaging requirements shall be as specified
in the contract or order (see 6.2). When actual packaging of materiel is to be performed by DoD
personnel, these personnel need to contact the responsible packaging activity to ascertain requisite
packaging requirements. Packaging requirements are maintained by the Inventory Control Point's
packaging activity within the Military Department or Defense Agency, or within the Military
Department's System Command. Packaging data retrieval is available from the managing Military
Department's or Defense Agency's automated packaging files, CD-ROM products, or by
contacting the responsible packaging activity.
6. NOTES
(This section contains information of a general or explanatory nature which may be
helpful, but is not mandatory.)
6.1 Intended use. The nonmetallic, non-self-sealing fuel tanks covered by this
specification are intended for installation in military tactical vehicles including trucks, truck-
tractors, and similar thin-skinned wheeled vehicles, as reservoirs for compression ignition fuel.
They may also be installed on combat vehicles, to provide corrosion-resistant fuel storage
reservoirs. The fuel tanks are intended for use with fuel which does not exceed 30% aromatics
content.
6.2 Acquisition requirements. Acquisition documents must specify the following:
a. Title, number, and date of this specification.
b. Issue of DoDISS to be cited in the solicitation, and if required, the specific issue of
individual documents referenced (see 2.2).
c. First article inspection, if required (see 3.1 and 6.6).
d. Design, materials, or manufacturing processes, if other than specified (see 3.2).
e. Title, number, and date of applicable drawings (see 3.3).
f. Capacity of the fuel tank (see 3.6.1).
g. If inspection conditions should be other than specified (see 4.2).
h. A test structure to support first article inspection, when applicable (see 4.2.1).
i. Conformance tests to be performed (see 4.4 and 6.7).
j. Selection of applicable level and packaging requirements (see 5.1).
6.3 Rubber material. Satisfactory results have been obtained with fuel tanks constructed
with fabric-reinforced nitrate rubber.
6.4 Surface treatment for steel fittings. Refer to SAE AIR4160 for information regarding
possible alternatives to the use of cadmium plating on fittings.
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