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Range Safety OIC/RSO Questions and
Correct Answers
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.
DA Pam 385-63 Ans: — provides implementation guidance for the
Marine Corps Range Safety Program.
SOP Ans: — 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 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
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.
RCO Ans: — Responsible for all range safety matters and provides
coordination of ranges in the installation complex
OIC Ans: — Responsible and accountable for conduct of the
exercise and ensuring participants follow safety regulations
RSO Ans: — Responsible for range safety for the exercise
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LRSO Ans: — Responsible for laser range safety for exercises
involving lasers
Land Ans: — The land area of a range for live-fire and maneuver
includes start and cease-fire lines, target areas, and impact areas.
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 restricted areas, warning areas,
military operations, and air traffic controlled assigned airspace.
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.
Dedicated impact areas Ans: — An impact area is a designated
area within the limits of a range.
Dedicated Impact Areas are associated with: Ans: — non-sensitive
ammunition and explosives.
Size of dedicated impact area Ans: — usually a large piece of land
that several ranges fire into.
What is a dedicated impact area reserved for Ans: — the impact
and fragmentation of launched or fired ammunition and
explosives
Dedicated Impact area can contain what other impact area Ans: —
high-hazard
Impact Area Ans: — The purpose of an impact area is to contain
all hazards associated with the ordnance being fired
High-hazard impact Ans: — areas that are permanently designed
to contain sensitive ammunition and explosives
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Range Safety OIC/RSO Questions and
Correct Answers
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.
DA Pam 385-63 Ans: — provides implementation guidance for the
Marine Corps Range Safety Program.
SOP Ans: — 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 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
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.
RCO Ans: — Responsible for all range safety matters and provides
coordination of ranges in the installation complex
OIC Ans: — Responsible and accountable for conduct of the
exercise and ensuring participants follow safety regulations
RSO Ans: — Responsible for range safety for the exercise
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LRSO Ans: — Responsible for laser range safety for exercises
involving lasers
Land Ans: — The land area of a range for live-fire and maneuver
includes start and cease-fire lines, target areas, and impact areas.
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 restricted areas, warning areas,
military operations, and air traffic controlled assigned airspace.
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.
Dedicated impact areas Ans: — An impact area is a designated
area within the limits of a range.
Dedicated Impact Areas are associated with: Ans: — non-sensitive
ammunition and explosives.
Size of dedicated impact area Ans: — usually a large piece of land
that several ranges fire into.
What is a dedicated impact area reserved for Ans: — the impact
and fragmentation of launched or fired ammunition and
explosives
Dedicated Impact area can contain what other impact area Ans: —
high-hazard
Impact Area Ans: — The purpose of an impact area is to contain
all hazards associated with the ordnance being fired
High-hazard impact Ans: — areas that are permanently designed
to contain sensitive ammunition and explosives
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