Chapter 3.3

SP106 Delete

SP169 Replace “no more than” with “not more than” (English only)

Replace “these regulations” with “the provisions of this Code” (English only)

SP181 Insert the word “see” before “5.4.2.5.5.1” (English only)

SP188 Replace SP188 with “Cells and batteries offered for transport are not subject to other provisions of this Code if they meet the following:

.1 For a lithium metal or lithium alloy cell, the lithium content is not more than 1g, and for a lithium-ion cell, the Watt-hour rating is not more than 20 Wh;
.2 For a lithium metal or lithium alloy battery, the aggregate lithium content is not more than 2 g, and for a lithium-ion battery, the Watt-hour rating is not more than 100 Wh. Lithium ion batteries subject to this provision shall be marked with the Watt-hour rating on the outside case;
.3 Each cell or battery is of the type proved to meet the requirements of each test in the United Nations Manual of Tests and Criteria, Part III, sub-section 38.3;
.4 Cells and batteries, except when installed in equipment, shall be packed in inner packagings that completely enclose the cell or battery. Cells and batteries shall be protected so as to prevent short circuits. This includes protection against contact with conductive materials within the same packaging that could lead to a short circuit. The inner packagings shall be packed in strong outer packagings which conform to the provisions of 4.1.1.1, 4.1.1.2, and 4.1.1.5.
.5 Cells and batteries when installed in equipment shall be protected from damage and short circuit, and the equipment shall be equipped with an effective means of preventing accidental activation. When batteries are installed in equipment, the equipment shall be packed in strong outer packagings constructed of suitable material of adequate strength and design in relation to the packagings capacity and its intended use unless the battery is afforded equivalent protection by the equipment in which it is contained.
.6 Except for packages containing no more than four cells installed in equipment or no more than two batteries installed in equipment, each package shall be marked with the following:
- (i) an indication that the package contains “lithium metal” or “lithium ion” cells or batteries, as appropriate;
- (ii) an indication that the package shall be handled with care and that a flammability hazard exists if the package is damaged;
- (iii) an indication that special procedures shall be followed in the event the package is damaged, to include inspection and repacking if necessary; and
- (iv) a telephone number for additional information.
.7 Each consignment of one or more packages marked in accordance with paragraph .6 shall be accompanied with a document including the following:
- (i) an indication that the package contains “lithium metal” or “lithium ion” cells or batteries, as appropriate;
- (ii) an indication that the package shall be handled with care and that a flammability hazard exists if the package is damaged;
- (iii) an indication that special procedures shall be followed in the event the package is damaged, to include inspection and repacking if necessary; and
- (iv) a telephone number for additional information.
.8 Except when batteries are installed in equipment, each package shall be capable of withstanding a 1.2 m drop test in any orientation without damage to cells or batteries contained therein, without shifting of the contents so as to allow battery to battery (or cell to cell) contact and without release of contents; and
.9 Except when batteries are installed in or packed with equipment, packages shall not exceed 30 kg gross mass.”

As used above and elsewhere in this Code, “lithium content” means the mass of lithium in the anode of a lithium metal or lithium alloy cell. Separate entries exist for lithium metal batteries and lithium ion batteries to facilitate the transport of these batteries for specific modes of transport and to enable the application of different emergency response actions.”

SP198 Replace “UN 1210, UN 1263 and UN 3066.” with “UN Nos. 1210, 1263, 3066, 3469 and 3470.”

SP199 Replace “are considered insoluble. See ISO 3711:1990.” with “(see ISO 3711:1990 “Lead chromate pigments and lead chromate-molybdate pigments – Specifications and methods of test”) are considered insoluble and are not subject to the provisions of this Code unless they meet the criteria for inclusion in another hazard class.”

SP216 Replace “bulk packaging” with “bulk container”

SP217 Replace “bulk packaging” with “bulk container”

SP218 Replace “bulk packaging” with “bulk container”

SP236 Replace “The quantity limit shown in column 7 of the Dangerous Goods List applies to the base material.” with “The quantity limit and the excepted quantity code shown in columns 7a and 7b of the Dangerous Goods List apply to the base material”

SP251 Replace “the word “NONE” has been indicated in column 7” with “the quantity “0” has been indicated in column 7a”

Replace “quantity limits applicable to individual substances as specified in column 7” with “quantity limits for limited quantities applicable to individual substances as specified in column 7a”

SP289 Replace “Air bags or seat-belts” with “Air bag inflators, air bag modules or seat-belt pretensioners”

SP299.iv Tampico Fibre, dry having a density not less than 360 kg/m³

SP301 Replace “in column 7” by “in column 7a” (twice)

SP307.2 Insert “and/or mineral calcium sulphate” after “dolomite”

SP310 Replace “100 lithium cells” with “100 cells”

SP328 Replace text with:

“328 This entry applies to fuel cell cartridges including when contained in equipment or packed with equipment. Fuel cell cartridges installed in or integral to a fuel cell system are regarded as contained in equipment. Fuel cell cartridge means an article that stores fuel for discharge into the fuel cell through a valve(s) that controls the discharge of fuel into the fuel cell. Fuel cell cartridges, including when contained in equipment, shall be designed and constructed to prevent fuel leakage under normal conditions of transport.
Fuel cell cartridge design types using liquids as fuels shall pass an internal pressure test at a pressure of 100 kPa (gauge) without leakage.
Except for fuel cell cartridges containing hydrogen in metal hydride which shall be in compliance with special provision 339, each fuel cell cartridge design type shall be shown to pass a 1.2 meter drop test onto an unyielding surface in the orientation most likely to result in failure of the containment system with no loss of contents.”

SP330 Delete

Insert

“SP332 Magnesium nitrate hexahydrate is not subject to the provisions of this Code.
SP333 Ethanol and gasoline, motor spirit or petrol mixtures for use in spark-ignition engines (e.g., in automobiles, stationary engines and other engines) shall be assigned to this entry regardless of variations in volatility.
SP334 A fuel cell cartridge may contain an activator provided it is fitted with two independent means of preventing unintended mixing with the fuel during transport.
SP335 Mixtures of solids which are not subject to the provisions of this Code and environmentally hazardous liquids assigned to UN 3082 may be classified and transported as UN 3077, provided there is no free liquid visible at the time the substance is loaded or at the time the packaging or cargo transport unit is closed. If free liquid is visible at the time the mixture is loaded or at the time the packaging or cargo transport unit is closed the mixture shall be classified as UN 3082. Each cargo transport unit shall be leakproof when used as a bulk container. Sealed packets and articles containing less than 10 ml of an environmentally hazardous liquid assigned to UN 3082, absorbed into a solid material but with no free liquid in the packet or article, or containing less than 10 g of an environmentally hazardous solid assigned to UN 3077, are not subject to the provisions of this Code.
SP338 Each fuel cell cartridge transported under this entry and designed to contain a liquefied flammable gas shall:
- .1 Be capable of withstanding, without leakage or bursting, a pressure of at least two times the equilibrium pressure of the contents at 55°C;
- .2 Not contain more than 200 ml of liquefied flammable gas with a vapour pressure not exceeding 1 000 kPa at 55°C; and
- .3 Pass the hot water bath test prescribed in 6.2.4.1 of chapter 6.2.
SP339 Fuel cell cartridges containing hydrogen in a metal hydride transported under this entry shall have a water capacity less than or equal to 120 ml. The pressure in the fuel cell cartridge shall not exceed 5 MPa at 55°C. The design type shall withstand, without leaking or bursting, a pressure of two (2) times the design pressure of the cartridge at 55°C or 200 kPa more than the design pressure of the cartridge at 55°C, whichever is greater. The pressure at which this test is conducted is referred to in the Drop Test and the Hydrogen Cycling Test as the “minimum shell burst pressure”.
Fuel cell cartridges shall be filled in accordance with procedures provided by the manufacturer. The manufacturer shall provide the following information with each fuel cell cartridge:
- .1 Inspection procedures to be carried out before initial filling and before refilling of the fuel cell cartridge;
- .2 Safety precautions and potential hazards to be aware of;
- .3 Method for determining when the rated capacity has been achieved;
- .4 Minimum and maximum pressure range
- .5 Minimum and maximum temperature range; and
- .6 Any other requirements to be met for initial filling and refilling including the type of equipment to be used for initial filling and refilling.

The fuel cell cartridges shall be designed and constructed to prevent fuel leakage under normal conditions of transport. Each cartridge design type, including cartridges integral to a fuel cell, shall be subjected to and shall pass the following tests:

Drop test

A 1.8 metre drop test onto an unyielding surface in four different orientations:

.1 Vertically, on the end containing the shut-off valve assembly;
.2 Vertically, on the end opposite to the shut-off valve assembly;
.3 Horizontally, onto a steel apex with a diameter of 38 mm, with the steel apex in the upward position; and
.4 At a 45° angle on the end containing the shut-off valve assembly.

There shall be no leakage, determined by using a soap bubble solution or other equivalent means on all possible leak locations, when the cartridge is charged to its rated charging pressure. The fuel cell cartridge shall then be hydrostatically pressurized to destruction. The recorded burst pressure shall exceed 85% of the minimum shell burst pressure.

Fire test

A fuel cell cartridge filled to rated capacity with hydrogen shall be subjected to a fire engulfment test. The cartridge design, which may include a vent feature integral to it, is deemed to have passed the fire test if:

.1 The internal pressure vents to zero gauge pressure without rupture of the cartridge; or
.2 The cartridge withstands the fire for a minimum of 20 minutes without rupture.

Hydrogen cycling test

This test is intended to ensure that a fuel cell cartridge design stress limits are not exceeded during use.

The fuel cell cartridge shall be cycled from not more than 5% rated hydrogen capacity to not less than 95% rated hydrogen capacity and back to not more than 5% rated hydrogen capacity. The rated charging pressure shall be used for charging and temperatures shall be held within the operating temperature range. The cycling shall be continued for at least 100 cycles.

Following the cycling test, the fuel cell cartridge shall be charged and the water volume displaced by the cartridge shall be measured. The cartridge design is deemed to have passed the hydrogen cycling test if the water volume displaced by the cycled cartridge does not exceed the water volume displaced by an uncycled cartridge charged to 95% rated capacity and pressurized to 75% of its minimum shell burst pressure.

Production leak test

Each fuel cell cartridge shall be tested for leaks at 15°C ± 5°C, while pressurized to its rated charging pressure. There shall be no leakage, determined by using a soap bubble solution or other equivalent means on all possible leak locations.

Each fuel cell cartridge shall be permanently marked with the following information:

.1 The rated charging pressure in megapascals (MPa);
.2 The manufacturer’s serial number of the fuel cell cartridges or unique identification number; and
.3 The date of expiry based on the maximum service life (year in four digits; month in two digits).

SP340 Chemical kits, first aid kits and polyester resin kits containing dangerous substances in inner packagings which do not exceed the quantity limits for excepted quantities applicable to individual substances as specified in column 7b of the Dangerous Goods List may be transported in accordance with chapter 3.5. Class 5.2 substances, although not individually authorized as excepted quantities in the Dangerous Goods List, are authorized in such kits and are assigned code E2 (see 3.5.1.2).

SP341 Bulk transport of infectious substances in BK2 bulk containers is only permitted for infectious substances contained in animal material as defined in 1.2.1 (see 4.3.2.4.1).”

SP900 Delete comma after the word “BROMATE” (English only)

Delete comma after the word “CHLORATE” (English only)

Delete comma after the word “PERMANGANATE” (English only)

Delete comma after the word “CYANIDE” (English only)

SP909 Delete “The provisions of this entry are applicable to:

– substances designated as marine pollutants by a superscript “P” or “PP” next to its name in the Index; and
– mixtures or isomers of substances identified as marine pollutants by a “P” or “PP” in the Index and which meet the criteria of 2.10.3 and which do not meet the classification criteria of any other hazard class.”

SP910.1 Replace “the IMO publication Recommendations on the Safe Use of Pesticides in Ships” with “MSC/Circ.[…] Recommendations on the safe use of pesticides in ships applicable to the fumigation of cargo transport units”

SP911 Delete

SP919 Replace the words “packing method” with the words “packing instruction”

SP920 Replace “provision” with “provisions” (English only)

SP921 Replace “provision” with “provisions” (English only)

SP922 Replace “provision” with “provisions” (English only)

SP927 Replace “provision” with “provisions” (English only)

SP929 Insert a full stop after the words “SEED CAKE, UN 2217” (English only)

SP930 Replace “provision” with “provisions” (English only)

SP931 Replace “provision” with “provisions” (English only)

SP937 Replace “provision” with “provisions” (English only)

SP939 Replace “provision” with “provisions” (English only)

SP944 Delete

SP951 Replace “packaging” with “container”

SP952 Replace “packaging” with “container”

SP960 Insert “Not subject to the provisions of this Code but may be subject to provisions governing the transport of dangerous goods by other modes.”

Consequential Amendment:

Column (6) Delete “911” for UN 1013