A.
As SP A88 says, these prototype cells or batteries “may be transported aboard cargo aircraft if approved by the appropriate authority of the State of origin and the requirements in Packing Instruction 910 of the Supplement to the Technical Instructions are met”. Packing Instruction 910 is not a Packing Instruction of the IATA DGR. Packing Instruction 910 appears in the Supplement of the ICAO Technical Instructions. Therefore, when forwarding prototype lithium batteries, PI 965 will no longer apply and you must satisfy the requirements of PI 910 of the Supplement to the ICAO Technical Instructions. The authority issuing the detailed approval should include a copy of PI 910 with the approval for ease with the acceptance check. The Packing Inst. column of the DGD must indicate “910” and the Authorization column of the DGD must show “SP A88”.