- Industria: Government; Military
- Number of terms: 79318
- Number of blossaries: 0
- Company Profile:
Cargo that requires special handling or protection, such as pyrotechnics, detonators, watches, and precision instruments.
Industry:Military
Cargo that is susceptible for loading in general, nonspecialized stowage areas or standard shipping containers; e.g., boxes, barrels, bales, crates, packages, bundles, and pallets.
Industry:Military
Cargo that includes not only large bulk-type categories such as explosives, pyrotechnics, petroleum, oils, and lubricants, compressed gases, corrosives and batteries, but lesser quantity materials like super-tropical bleach (oxiderizer), pesticides, poisons, medicines, specialized medical chemicals and medical waste that can be loaded as cargo.
Industry:Military
Cargo that exceeds the dimensions of oversized cargo and requires the use of a C-5 or C-17 aircraft or surface transportation. A single item that exceeds 1,000 inches long by 117 inches wide by 105 inches high in any one dimension.
Industry:Military
Cargo such as sea or barracks bags, bedding rolls or hammocks, locker trunks, and office equipment, normally stowed in an accessible place. This cargo will also include normal hand-carried combat equipment and weapons to be carried ashore by the assault troops.
Industry:Military
Cargo such as artillery ammunition, bombs, depth charges, demolition material, rockets, and missiles.
Industry:Military
Cargo requiring refrigeration, such as meat, fruit, fresh vegetables, and medical department biologicals.
Industry:Military
Cargo placed in the bottom of the holds, covered with planks and dunnage, and held for future use. Flatted cargo usually has room left above it for the loading of vehicles that may be moved without interfering with the flatted cargo. Frequently, flatted cargo serves in lieu of ballast. Sometimes called understowed cargo.
Industry:Military
Care rendered to conclusively manage a patient’s condition. It includes the full range of preventive, curative acute, convalescent, restorative, and rehabilitative medical care. This normally leads to rehabilitation, return to duty, or discharge from the Service.
Industry:Military
Capable of being carried by one man. Specifically, the term may be used to qualify: 1. Items designed to be carried as an integral part of individual, crew-served, or team equipment of the dismounted soldier in conjunction with assigned duties. Upper weight limit: approximately 14 kilograms (31 pounds. ) 2. In land warfare, equipment which can be carried by one man over long distance without serious degradation of the performance of normal duties.
Industry:Military
