1. AR385-63/MCO 3570.1
:Ans>> establishes ranges safety policies and responsibilities for firing
ammunition, lasers, guided, missiles, and rockets on Marine Corps and Army
ranges.
2. DA Pam 385-63
:Ans>> provides implementation guidance for the Marine Corps Range Safety
Program.
3. SOP
:Ans>> each range or range complex will have its own standard operating proce-
dure (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.
4. USMC Range Safety Pocket Guide
:Ans>> 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
,5. SOUM
:Ans>> 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.
6. RCO
:Ans>> Responsible for all range safety matters and provides coordination of
ranges in the installation complex
7. OIC
:Ans>> Responsible and accountable for conduct of the exercise and ensuring
participants follow safety regulations
8. RSO
:Ans>> Responsible for range safety for the exercise
9. LRSO
:Ans>> Responsible for laser range safety for exercises involving lasers
10. Land
:Ans>> The land area of a range for live-fire and maneuver includes start and
cease-fire lines, target areas, and impact areas.
11. Airspace
:Ans>> refers to any one of several types of controlled and uncontrolled airspace
required to support range operations. Airspace over a range may include re- stricted
areas, warning areas, military operations, and air traffic controlled assigned
, airspace.
12. Waterways
:Ans>> 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.
13. Dedicated impact areas
:Ans>> An impact area is a designated area within the limits of a range.
14. Dedicated Impact Areas are associated with
:Ans>>
:Ans>> non-sensitive ammunition and explosives.
15. Size of dedicated impact area
:Ans>> usually a large piece of land that several ranges fire into.