BLACK POWDER (GUNPOWDER), granular or as a meal

The following packagings are authorized, provided the general packing provisions of 4.1.1, 4.1.3 and special packing provisions of 4.1.5 are met:

Additional requirement: The packaging shall be sift-proof.

Special packing provisions: PP49 For UN Nos. 0094 and 0305, no more than 50 g of substance shall be packed in an inner packaging. PP50 For UN No. 0027, inner packagings are not necessary when drums are used as outer packagings. PP51 For UN No. 0028, paper kraft or waxed paper sheets may be used as inner packagings.

May be packed together with goods with the UN numbers shown in the table below, under the following conditions:

(1) Packages shall only be loaded on to EX/II or EX/III vehicles which satisfy the relevant requirements of Part 9. The choice of vehicle depends on the quantity to be carried, which is limited per transport unit in accordance with the provisions concerning loading (see 7.5.5.2). Where a transport unit consists of an EX/II vehicle and an EX/III vehicle, both carrying explosive substances or articles, the quantity limit of 7.5.5.2.1 applicable for an EX/II transport unit applies for the entire transport unit.

(2) Trailers, except semi-trailers, which satisfy the requirements for EX/II or EX/III vehicles may be drawn by motor vehicles which do not satisfy those requirements.

For carriage in containers, see also 7.1.3 to 7.1.6.

Where substances or articles of Class 1 in quantities requiring a transport unit made up of EX/III vehicle(s) are being carried in containers to or from harbour areas, rail terminals or airports of arrival or departure as part of a multimodal journey, a transport unit made up of EX/II vehicle(s) may be used instead, provided that the containers being carried comply with the appropriate requirements of the IMDG Code, the RID or the ICAO Technical Instructions.

For mixed loads the lowest limit applicable to any of the substances or articles carried shall be used for the load as a whole. In addition, these substances and articles, when subject to the provisions in 1.10.3, shall be supervised in accordance with the security plan in 1.10.3.2 at all times to prevent any malicious act and to alert the driver and the competent authorities in the event of loss or fire. Empty uncleaned packagings are exempted. (7) Locking of vehicles Doors and rigid covers in the load compartments of EX/II vehicles and all openings in the load compartments of EX/III vehicles carrying substances and articles of Class 1 shall be locked during transport, except for the periods of loading and unloading. S2: Additional requirements concerning the carriage of flammable liquids or gases (1) Portable lighting apparatus The load compartment of closed vehicles carrying liquids having a flash-point of not more than 60 °C or flammable substances or articles of Class 2, shall not be entered by persons carrying portable lighting apparatus other than those so designed and constructed that they cannot ignite any flammable vapours or gases which may have penetrated into the interior of the vehicle. (2) Operation of combustion heaters during loading or unloading The operation of combustion heaters of vehicles of type FL (see Part 9) is forbidden during loading and unloading and at loading sites. (3) Precautions against electrostatic charges In the case of vehicles of type FL (see Part 9), a good electrical connection from the vehicle chassis to earth shall be established before tanks are filled or emptied. In addition, the rate of filling shall be limited. S3: Special provisions concerning the carriage of infectious substances The requirements of the table columns (2), (3) and (5) in 8.1.4.1 and the requirements in 8.3.4 shall not apply. S4: See 7.1.7. NOTE: This special provision S4 does not apply to substances referred to in 3.1.2.6 when substances are stabilized by the addition of chemical inhibitors such that the SADT is greater than 50 °C. In this case, temperature control may be required under conditions of carriage where the temperature may exceed 55 °C. S5: Special provisions common to the carriage of radioactive material of Class 7 in excepted packages (UN Nos. 2908, 2909, 2910 and 2911) only The requirements of the instructions in writing of 8.1.2.1 (b) and of 8.2.1, 8.3.1 and 8.3.4 shall not apply.