Range Safety OIC/RSO Study Guide
2022 with complete solution
AR385-63/MCO 3570.1 - establishes ranges safety policies and responsibilities for
firing ammunition, lasers, guided, missiles, and rockets on Marine Corps and Army
ranges.
DA Pam 385-63 - provides implementation guidance for the Marine Corps Range
Safety Program.
SOP - 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 - 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 - 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 - Responsible for all range safety matters and provides coordination of ranges in
the installation complex
OIC - Responsible and accountable for conduct of the exercise and ensuring
participants follow safety regulations
RSO - Responsible for range safety for the exercise
LRSO - Responsible for laser range safety for exercises involving lasers
Land - The land area of a range for live-fire and maneuver includes start and cease-fire
lines, target areas, and impact areas.
Airspace - 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 - 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 - An impact area is a designated area within the limits of a
range.
Dedicated Impact Areas are associated with: - non-sensitive ammunition and
explosives.
Size of dedicated impact area - usually a large piece of land that several ranges fire
into.
What is a dedicated impact area reserved for - the impact and fragmentation of
launched or fired ammunition and explosives
Dedicated Impact area can contain what other impact area - high-hazard
Impact Area - The purpose of an impact area is to contain all hazards associated with
the ordnance being fired
High-hazard impact - areas that are permanently designed to contain sensitive
ammunition and explosives
Why are high-hazard impact areas dangerous - they contain high explosives and
sensitive unexploded ordinance
True/False: Never enter a high-hazard impact area without permission from range
control - True
Ordnance fired into high-hazard impact areas - Cluster bombs, artillery rounds, mortar
rounds, high-explosive grenades, missiles
Access Restricted - fences, barricades, signs, guards or a combination of these types
of positive controls are used to protect unauthorized personnel
Temporary Impact Area - normally for small arms or non-dud producing ammunition.
This type of impact exists only for the length of an exercise.
After Use of temporary impact area - After an exercise, the temporary impact area
should be capable of being cleared and returned to the original state.
Range Control __________________ and ______________________ airspace during
live fire exercises - Manages and deconflicts
2022 with complete solution
AR385-63/MCO 3570.1 - establishes ranges safety policies and responsibilities for
firing ammunition, lasers, guided, missiles, and rockets on Marine Corps and Army
ranges.
DA Pam 385-63 - provides implementation guidance for the Marine Corps Range
Safety Program.
SOP - 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 - 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 - 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 - Responsible for all range safety matters and provides coordination of ranges in
the installation complex
OIC - Responsible and accountable for conduct of the exercise and ensuring
participants follow safety regulations
RSO - Responsible for range safety for the exercise
LRSO - Responsible for laser range safety for exercises involving lasers
Land - The land area of a range for live-fire and maneuver includes start and cease-fire
lines, target areas, and impact areas.
Airspace - 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 - 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 - An impact area is a designated area within the limits of a
range.
Dedicated Impact Areas are associated with: - non-sensitive ammunition and
explosives.
Size of dedicated impact area - usually a large piece of land that several ranges fire
into.
What is a dedicated impact area reserved for - the impact and fragmentation of
launched or fired ammunition and explosives
Dedicated Impact area can contain what other impact area - high-hazard
Impact Area - The purpose of an impact area is to contain all hazards associated with
the ordnance being fired
High-hazard impact - areas that are permanently designed to contain sensitive
ammunition and explosives
Why are high-hazard impact areas dangerous - they contain high explosives and
sensitive unexploded ordinance
True/False: Never enter a high-hazard impact area without permission from range
control - True
Ordnance fired into high-hazard impact areas - Cluster bombs, artillery rounds, mortar
rounds, high-explosive grenades, missiles
Access Restricted - fences, barricades, signs, guards or a combination of these types
of positive controls are used to protect unauthorized personnel
Temporary Impact Area - normally for small arms or non-dud producing ammunition.
This type of impact exists only for the length of an exercise.
After Use of temporary impact area - After an exercise, the temporary impact area
should be capable of being cleared and returned to the original state.
Range Control __________________ and ______________________ airspace during
live fire exercises - Manages and deconflicts
