Method Codes

Method Code: 40
Code Description: Watervaporproof protection with preservative as required.
Long Code Description: Watervaporproof protection with preservative as required. Items protected in accordance with Method 40 shall be heat sealed within a watervaporproof enclosure. Projections, sharp edges or other physical characteristics of the item, which may damage the watervaporproof enclosure, shall be cushioned as required in accordance with 5.2.3. The item shall also be cushioned as required to mitigate shock and vibration, thereby preventing physical and functional damage to the item. For all Methods of Preservation where the bag is the unit container and the outer/shipping container is a wood box, see 5.2.3(l). Unless otherwise specified, preservative coating requirements shall be determined in accordance with 5.2.2.1. All unit packs prepared in accordance with any method of this basic group shall pass the applicable quality assurance tests specified in tables G-I and G-II.