Method Codes

Method Code: 51
Code Description: Watervaporproof bag with desiccant, heat sealed.
Long Code Description: Watervaporproof bag with desiccant, heat sealed. The item, preserved, wrapped, cushioned and desiccated with humidity indicator as required in 5.2.3.7, shall be enclosed within a heat sealed bag conforming to one of the following:

a. MIL-DTL-117, Type I, Class E, Style 1, 2 or 3 (1/, 2/).
b. MIL-DTL-117, Type II, Class E, Style 1 or Type IV, Class E, Style 1 (2/).

1/ When specified in the contract or order, a carton or box shall be required to complete the unit container and the primary cushioning shall be placed between the outside of the bag and the inside of the carton or box.
2/ When MIL-DTL-117, Type II, Class E, Style 1 bags are selected, they shall be limited to the restrictions detailed in MIL-PRF-131 for Class 2 material.