MIL-STD-290 Packaging And Marking Of Petroleum And Related ProductsThis standard provides detailed requirements and approved uniform methods for packaging, packing, and marking of petroleum and related products for shipment, handling and storage.

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UNIT CONTAINERS

SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

CLOSURE AND SEALS

COATING REQUIREMENTS

LEVEL B

LEVEL C (deleted)

COMMERICAL

Drums, steel, 55

gallon, open head

PPP-D-729, Type III and IV

ANSI MH2

Adequate to prevent

leakage.  Gasket required.

Contractor furnished drums, fog spraying of

surface is not mandatory.  Drums intended to be filled with aviation fuels shall not have the

materials that are soluble in aviation fuels.  In the drums are fog sprayed, they shall be steamed cleaned.  The color and coating of drums shall be in accordance with the color

and coating requirements specified in 5.9.

Jars

Jars shall be round spout-type with an

opening wide enough to permit easy removal of contents with a

spatula.

Jars normally used

for the product being furnished.

Adequate to prevent

leakage.

Not applicable.

Pails, metal with

fully removable cover

PPP-P-704, Type II, Class 8

ANSI MH2

Adequate to prevent

leakage.  Gasket required.

The exterior coating for pails shall be in

accordance with the color and coating requirements specified in 5.9.

Pails, metal, tight

head

PPP-P-704, Type I, Class 3, 24 gauge,

1-5 gallon

ANSI MH2

A vented closure, illustrated in figures 9, 10, 11 or 12 of PPP-P-704, or a 1-3/4 inch screw cap closure equipped with an inner seal and a separate 1/2-inch vent tube installed directly opposite the closure shall be used.  The vent shall be installed by the pail manufacturer and equipped with a cap attached to the vent tube. Only metal self-venting closures are acceptable for aviation engine lubricating oils and aviation hydraulic fluids.  Self-venting closures for products conforming to the following specifications shall conform to figure 9 or 10 of PPP-P-704 and need not be colored olive drab: MIL-PRF-2104, SAE J2360,

MIL-PRF-9000, MIL-PRF-14107, and

MIL-PRF-21260.

The exterior coating

for pails shall be in accordance with the

color and coating requirements specified in 5.9.

Tubes

Type I - Metal

Type II - Plastic

Type III - Laminated polyethylene- aluminum foil-paper

Tubes normally

used for the product being furnished.

The caps shall be

made from thermo- set, thermo plastic or

the same material as used for the tube.

Not applicable.