SMPT CORRESPONDENCE COURSE
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PT1300, DEFENSE BASIC PRESERVATION AND PACKING
(64 Credit Hours)
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UNGRADED PRACTICAL EXERCISE NO. 11
LESSON 2.8
(1) ANSWER: Grouping together several items so that they may be handled as a single unit.
REF: TC 38-3, pg 4-10, para "Unitized Load".
(2) ANSWER: 1. Palletization.
3. Cargo Transporter, (CONEX).
4. MILVAN.
5. SEAVAN.
REF: TC 38-3, pg 4-11.
(3) ANSWER: Pallet.
REF: TC 38-3, pg 4-10.
(4) ANSWER: Length 40", width 48".
REF: TC 38-3, pg 4-15, para "Size Limits of Pallets".
(5) ANSWER: 1. Straps.
2. Shrink film or plastic, stretch wrap.
REF: TC 38-3, pg 4-10, para "Palletization".
(6) ANSWER: (a) Pattern 30.
REF: TC 38-3, pg 4-17, Fig 4-17.
(b) 43 inches long 52 inches wide.
REF: TC 38-3, pg 4-15, para "Load Limits of Pallets".
(c) 41 inches.
REF: TC 38-3, pg 4-15, para "Load Limits of Pallets".
(d) 60 boxes.
REF: TC 38-3, pg 4-17 and question (6)(A)-(C).
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