RANGE SAFETY EXAMINATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ 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.
◉ 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
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ 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.
◉ 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
