RANGE SAFETY OIC/RSO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

RANGE SAFETY OIC/RSO QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

AR385-63/MCO 3570.1 - ans- sw sw swsw




establishes ranges safety policies and responsibilities for firing ammunition, lasers, guide
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d, missiles, and rockets on Marine Corps and Army ranges.
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DA Pam 385-63 - ans-sw sw sw swsw




provides implementation guidance for the Marine Corps Range Safety Program.
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SOP - ans- sw swsw




each range or range complex will have its own standard operating procedure (SOP). The
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SOP for an installation will have installation -
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specific instructions for range safety. You must read the most current Sop for the range th
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at you will be using.
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USMC Range Safety Pocket Guide - ans- sw sw sw sw sw swsw




The USMC Range Safety Pocket Guide summarizes the policies and procedures needed
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to conduct a live-
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fire event. This document contains information on surface danger zones (SDZ) setup for w
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eapon systems. The Pocket Guide also provides the OIC and RSO with a checklist that wil
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l assist them with their most common tasks
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SOUM - ans- sw swsw




Safety Of Use Memorandums (SOUM) are how the Range and Training Area Manageme
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nt (RTAM) Branch provides range safety information and guidance to the Marine Corps To
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tal Force. This guidance is directive until the SOUM is cancelled, changed or written into th
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e Range Safety Order.
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RCO - ans- sw swsw




Responsible for all range safety matters and provides coordination of ranges in the installa
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OIC - ans- sw swsw




Responsible and accountable for conduct of the exercise and ensuring participants follow
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RSO - ans-Responsible for range safety for the exercise
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, LRSO - ans-Responsible for laser range safety for exercises involving lasers
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Land - ans-The land area of a range for live-fire and maneuver includes start and cease-
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fire lines, target areas, and impact areas.
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Airspace - ans- sw swsw




refers to any one of several types of controlled and uncontrolled airspace required to supp
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ort range operations. Airspace over a range may include restricted areas, warning areas,
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military operations, and air traffic controlled assigned airspace.
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Waterways - ans- sw swsw




The range boundaries may include navigable inland waterways such as rivers or lakes. Se
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a space is the operating area necessary to contain live-
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fire and support ship to shore training.
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Dedicated impact areas - ans- sw sw sw swsw




An impact area is a designated area within the limits of a range.
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Dedicated Impact Areas are associated with: - ans-non- sw sw sw sw sw sw swsw




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Size of dedicated impact area - ans-
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usually a large piece of land that several ranges fire into.
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What is a dedicated impact area reserved for - ans-
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the impact and fragmentation of launched or fired ammunition and explosives
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Dedicated Impact area can contain what other impact area - ans-high-hazard
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Impact Area - ans- sw sw swsw




The purpose of an impact area is to contain all hazards associated with the ordnance bein
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g fired
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High-hazard impact - ans- sw sw swsw




areas that are permanently designed to contain sensitive ammunition and explosives
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Why are high-hazard impact areas dangerous - ans-
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they contain high explosives and sensitive unexploded ordinance
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True/False: Never enter a high- sw sw sw sw




hazard impact area without permission from range control - ans-True
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Ordnance fired into high-hazard impact areas - ans- sw sw sw sw sw sw swsw




Cluster bombs, artillery rounds, mortar rounds, high-explosive grenades, missiles
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