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Procedures for Shipment Via the Defense
Transportation System
When the decision is made that an item must be
shipped rather than mailed, certain procedures must be
followed in preparing transportation documentation.
Most of the data elements needed to prepare
transportation documentation are available from supply
documentation. Extensive information on DTS shipping
paper work may be found in the Military Standard
Transportation and Movement Procedures
(MILSTAMP) Manual, DOD 4500.32R, but this manual
is not normally available to ships. The DD Form 1384
is normally used to ship material in the DTS. When the
DD Form 1384 is not available, ships can use a DD Form
1348-1 including essential transportation data. This
form must then be turned in to the fleet unit designated
to handle transshipment to its final destination. If you
want your shipment to bypass supply and it is correctly
documented (must have a DD Form 1384), it may be
directly placed into transportation by obtaining a
clearance from the nearest airlift clearance authority
(ACA). Even so, the DD Form 1348-1 or the DD Form
1149 is used as the primary source document. To easily
prepare a DD Form 1384, you should use the decision
table in figure 9-2 to cross-reference the information
shown in the card columns of a DD Form 1348-1 as
shown in figure 9-3. An example of a resulting DD Form
1384 is shown in figure 9-4.
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
Hazardous material refers to any material (specified
by the Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation
Agency, United States Coast Guard, or other federal or
military agency) that under conditions incident to
transportation is liable to cause fires, create serious
damage by chemical action, or create a serious
transportation hazard. It includes material classified as
explosive, flammable, corrosive, combustible,
oxidizing, poisonous, compressed gas, toxic, and
radioactive.
Certification for Hazardous Material
Federal regulations require that hazardous
shipments be certified for shipment by your ship. You
can have an SK certified by having him or her graduate
from an appropriate DOD hazardous shipment course.
Due to potential risk of legal liability to your ship, it is
recommended that you turn in hazardous material to an
ashore activity for shipment as soon as possible.
Figure 9-3.—Basic information required on a DD 1348-1 to complete a DD Form 1384 (TCMD).
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