MIL-STD-147D, MILITARY STANDARD: PALLETIZED UNIT LOADS (10 DEC 1988)

MIL-STD-147D, MILITARY STANDARD: PALLETIZED UNIT LOADS (10 DEC 1988)., This standard establishes the methods, materials, and techniques to be employed in the formation of bonded palletized unit loads of military supplies which are adaptable to unit loading. The methods prescribed herein are to be utilized with the standard, general purpose, 40- by 48-inch pallet conforming to MIL-P-15011 or NN-P-71. However, the various methods of bonding and types of storage aids may be modified for use with other size pallets. This standard will not be used for the palletization of ammunition, explosives, or semiperishable subsistence unless specifically prescribed by the cognizant technical activity. (Ammunition unit loads shall be in accordance with MIL-STD-1660, while semiperishable subsistence unit loads shall be in accordance with MIL-L-35078. )