Range Safety OIC/RSO Exam 2026 – Study Guide & Practice Questions
AR385-63/MCO 3570.1 - (answer)establishes ranges safety policies and responsibilities for firing
ammunition, lasers, guided, missiles, and rockets on Marine Corps and Army ranges.
DA Pam 385-63 - (answer)provides implementation guidance for the Marine Corps Range Safety
Program.
SOP - (answer)each range or range complex will have its own standard operating procedure (SOP). The
SOP for an installation will have installation -specific instructions for range safety. You must read the
most current Sop for the range that you will be using.
USMC Range Safety Pocket Guide - (answer)The USMC Range Safety Pocket Guide summarizes the
policies and procedures needed to conduct a live-fire event. This document contains information on
surface danger zones (SDZ) setup for weapon systems. The Pocket Guide also provides the OIC and RSO
with a checklist that will assist them with their most common tasks
SOUM - (answer)Safety Of Use Memorandums (SOUM) are how the Range and Training Area
Management (RTAM) Branch provides range safety information and guidance to the Marine Corps Total
Force. This guidance is directive until the SOUM is cancelled, changed or written into the Range Safety
Order.
RCO - (answer)Responsible for all range safety matters and provides coordination of ranges in the
installation complex
OIC - (answer)Responsible and accountable for conduct of the exercise and ensuring participants follow
safety regulations
RSO - (answer)Responsible for range safety for the exercise
LRSO - (answer)Responsible for laser range safety for exercises involving lasers
Land - (answer)The land area of a range for live-fire and maneuver includes start and cease-fire lines,
target areas, and impact areas.
, Range Safety OIC/RSO Exam 2026 – Study Guide & Practice Questions
Airspace - (answer)refers to any one of several types of controlled and uncontrolled airspace required to
support range operations. Airspace over a range may include restricted areas, warning areas, military
operations, and air traffic controlled assigned airspace.
Waterways - (answer)The range boundaries may include navigable inland waterways such as rivers or
lakes. Sea space is the operating area necessary to contain live-fire and support ship to shore training.
Dedicated impact areas - (answer)An impact area is a designated area within the limits of a range.
Dedicated Impact Areas are associated with: - (answer)non-sensitive ammunition and explosives.
Size of dedicated impact area - (answer)usually a large piece of land that several ranges fire into.
What is a dedicated impact area reserved for - (answer)the impact and fragmentation of launched or
fired ammunition and explosives
Dedicated Impact area can contain what other impact area - (answer)high-hazard
Impact Area - (answer)The purpose of an impact area is to contain all hazards associated with the
ordnance being fired
High-hazard impact - (answer)areas that are permanently designed to contain sensitive ammunition and
explosives
Why are high-hazard impact areas dangerous - (answer)they contain high explosives and sensitive
unexploded ordinance
True/False: Never enter a high-hazard impact area without permission from range control -
(answer)True
AR385-63/MCO 3570.1 - (answer)establishes ranges safety policies and responsibilities for firing
ammunition, lasers, guided, missiles, and rockets on Marine Corps and Army ranges.
DA Pam 385-63 - (answer)provides implementation guidance for the Marine Corps Range Safety
Program.
SOP - (answer)each range or range complex will have its own standard operating procedure (SOP). The
SOP for an installation will have installation -specific instructions for range safety. You must read the
most current Sop for the range that you will be using.
USMC Range Safety Pocket Guide - (answer)The USMC Range Safety Pocket Guide summarizes the
policies and procedures needed to conduct a live-fire event. This document contains information on
surface danger zones (SDZ) setup for weapon systems. The Pocket Guide also provides the OIC and RSO
with a checklist that will assist them with their most common tasks
SOUM - (answer)Safety Of Use Memorandums (SOUM) are how the Range and Training Area
Management (RTAM) Branch provides range safety information and guidance to the Marine Corps Total
Force. This guidance is directive until the SOUM is cancelled, changed or written into the Range Safety
Order.
RCO - (answer)Responsible for all range safety matters and provides coordination of ranges in the
installation complex
OIC - (answer)Responsible and accountable for conduct of the exercise and ensuring participants follow
safety regulations
RSO - (answer)Responsible for range safety for the exercise
LRSO - (answer)Responsible for laser range safety for exercises involving lasers
Land - (answer)The land area of a range for live-fire and maneuver includes start and cease-fire lines,
target areas, and impact areas.
, Range Safety OIC/RSO Exam 2026 – Study Guide & Practice Questions
Airspace - (answer)refers to any one of several types of controlled and uncontrolled airspace required to
support range operations. Airspace over a range may include restricted areas, warning areas, military
operations, and air traffic controlled assigned airspace.
Waterways - (answer)The range boundaries may include navigable inland waterways such as rivers or
lakes. Sea space is the operating area necessary to contain live-fire and support ship to shore training.
Dedicated impact areas - (answer)An impact area is a designated area within the limits of a range.
Dedicated Impact Areas are associated with: - (answer)non-sensitive ammunition and explosives.
Size of dedicated impact area - (answer)usually a large piece of land that several ranges fire into.
What is a dedicated impact area reserved for - (answer)the impact and fragmentation of launched or
fired ammunition and explosives
Dedicated Impact area can contain what other impact area - (answer)high-hazard
Impact Area - (answer)The purpose of an impact area is to contain all hazards associated with the
ordnance being fired
High-hazard impact - (answer)areas that are permanently designed to contain sensitive ammunition and
explosives
Why are high-hazard impact areas dangerous - (answer)they contain high explosives and sensitive
unexploded ordinance
True/False: Never enter a high-hazard impact area without permission from range control -
(answer)True
