Specifies the basic requirements for specification and testing of Series 1 freight containers of the platform and platform-based types designated 1AA, 1A, 1AX, 1BB, 1B, 1BX, 1CC, 1C and 1CX, which are suitable for international exchange and for conveyance by road, rail and sea, including interchange between these forms of transport, with certain limitations (for example, when loaded, platforms cannot be stacked or top lifted by means of conventional spreaders). Technically equivalent to and reproduced from ISO 1496-5:1991, including Amendment 1:1993.