RANGE SAFETY OIC/RSO
1. 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.
2. DA Pam 385-63
Answer provides implementation guidance for the Marine Corps Range Safety Program.
3. 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.
4. USMC Range Safety Pocket GuideAnswer 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
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,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.
6. RCO
Answer Responsible for all range safety matters and provides coordination of ranges in the installation complex
7. OIC
Answer Responsible and accountable for conduct of the exercise and ensuring participants follow safety regulations
8. RSO
Answer Responsible for range safety for the exercise
9. LRSO
Answer Responsible for laser range safety for exercises involving lasers
10. Land
Answer The land area of a range for live-fire and maneuver includes start and cease-fire lines, target areas, and
impact areas.
11. Airspace
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, 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 traflc
controlled assigned airspace.
12. 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.
13. Dedicated impact areas
Answer An impact area is a designated area within the limits of a range.
14. Dedicated Impact Areas are associated with
Answer non-sensitive ammunition and explosives.
15. Size of dedicated impact area
Answer usually a large piece of land that several ranges fire into.
16. What is a dedicated impact area reserved for
Answer the impact and fragmentation of launched or fired ammunition and explosives
17. Dedicated Impact area can contain what other impact areaAnswer high-hazard
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1. 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.
2. DA Pam 385-63
Answer provides implementation guidance for the Marine Corps Range Safety Program.
3. 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.
4. USMC Range Safety Pocket GuideAnswer 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
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,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.
6. RCO
Answer Responsible for all range safety matters and provides coordination of ranges in the installation complex
7. OIC
Answer Responsible and accountable for conduct of the exercise and ensuring participants follow safety regulations
8. RSO
Answer Responsible for range safety for the exercise
9. LRSO
Answer Responsible for laser range safety for exercises involving lasers
10. Land
Answer The land area of a range for live-fire and maneuver includes start and cease-fire lines, target areas, and
impact areas.
11. Airspace
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, 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 traflc
controlled assigned airspace.
12. 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.
13. Dedicated impact areas
Answer An impact area is a designated area within the limits of a range.
14. Dedicated Impact Areas are associated with
Answer non-sensitive ammunition and explosives.
15. Size of dedicated impact area
Answer usually a large piece of land that several ranges fire into.
16. What is a dedicated impact area reserved for
Answer the impact and fragmentation of launched or fired ammunition and explosives
17. Dedicated Impact area can contain what other impact areaAnswer high-hazard
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