FM 55-62: Inspection of Household Goods and Personal Property for Shipment, Storage, or Damage and Loss Claims

FM 55-62 Inspection of Household Goods and Personal Property for Shipment, Storage, or Damage and Loss Claims

FM 55-62

Inspection of Household Goods and Personal Property for Shipment, Storage, or Damage and Loss Claims

Army · FM · Oct 1973 · 60 pages

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FM 55-62 Modes of Transportation. As used in this manual, this refers to a type of transportation service, such as air-van, door-to-door container, motor-van, sea-van, etc. g. Packaging. The necessary treatment to ren- der an item safe for transportation and/or stor- age and placing the item or items in an interior carton, container, etc. h. Packing. The insertion of an item or items into a shipping container and the application of any bracing, blocking, cushioning, or water- proofing materials. Packing is completed with the final closing, sealing, strapping, and mark- ing of the shipping container. In commercial transportation practice, the act of loading a container is called "stuffing." i. Personal Property.

DesignationFM 55-62

EditionOct 1973

StatusSuperseded

Pages60

FunctionSustainment

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

References 2

TM 55Not in the Vault
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