CHAPTER 7
SHIPMENT AND LIMITED STORAGE (SECOND ECHELON)
Section I. SHIPMENT WITHIN CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES
118. Methods of Transportation
114. General
Use flatcars, boxcars, or vehicular transportation for
Before shipment of the shop set within the
transporting the shop set.
continental United States, perform the procedures for
limited storage listed in paragraphs 122 through 128.
119. Shipping Documents
115. Preparation for Shipment
Prepare
all
Army
shipping
documents
accompanying the shop set in accordance with
In addition to the instructions contained in
instructions listed in the TM for the item of equipment
TM 9-2830-238-14.
Warning:
116. Hoisting, handling, and loading
The height and width of shop sets,
Refer to TM 9-2330-238-14.
when
prepared
for
rail
transportation, must not exceed the
117. Securing
limitations indicated by the loading
Refer to TM 9-2330-238-14 and paragraph 16 of this
table in the applicable Army
manual.
Regulation.
Local transportation
officers must be consulted about
limitations of the particular railroad
lines to be used for the movement in
order to avoid delays, dangerous
conditions, or damage to equipment.
Section II. SHIPMENT OUTSIDE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES
121. Preparation for Shipment
120. General
Waterproof the shop set, using methods outlined in
The procedures for shipment outside continental
TM 9-2330-238-14 and in paragraphs 122 through 128
United States are essentially the same as those listed in
of this manual. Refer to paragraphs 18 through 26, and
section I. Exceptions are in the methods of preparation
78 through 85 of this manual for basic procedures to be
for shipment; marine transportation will normally be
followed when the equipment is exposed to salt water.
used and the shop set will be secured in cargo holds or
Additional requirements consist of spraying taped areas
on decks of ships. Refer to TM 9-2330-238-14 for
and adjacent surfaces of the van with strippable plastic
methods of securing, net handling, and boom
material conforming to Military Specification MIL-
procedures.
B12121, or Military Specification MIL-C-16555. The
coating thickness should be uniform and 0.030 to 0.040
inch thick.
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