P-385-63 Range Safety Pamphlet Download
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degrees on each side of the missile axis and extending 100 m to the rear which should adequately contain primary and secondary motor exhaust and debris. 12–6. MIM–104 PATRIOT guided missile The PATRIOT service practice and other firings with the PATRIOT guided missile weapon system conducted at or under the control of White Sands Missile Range, NM or McGregor Range, Fort Bliss, TX will be in accordance with the safety requirements of AR 385–63/MCO 3570.1C, this pamphlet, and the training or test range SOPs. a. Firing conditions. (1) The PATRIOT guided missile SDZ will be cleared of all personnel prior to firing a missile except as authorized below. (2) A missile flight corridor drawn on a map or a scale drawing of the firing range is provided for use by the trajectory safety officer. The trajectory safety officer is provided with a means of accurately tracking and plotting the course of the missile and a means of causing the destruction of the missile if the missile intersects the flight corridor boundary. The flight corridor has lateral boundaries that are parallel to and 2 km closer to the centerline than the lateral boundaries of the impact area. The lateral boundaries of the flight corridor extend to meet the boundary of the impact area beyond the intercept point. Flight corridor boundaries from the launch point intersect the lateral boundaries of the flight corridor at Distance L from the launch point. (3) Only those personnel actively engaged in fire and control of the missile as specified by the appropriate TMs and FMs will be permitted in the SDZ at the time the missile is fired. The number of personnel authorized access should be the absolute minimum that is compatible with efficient operation. Personnel should, when possible, occupy shelters that are located a minimum of 90 m from the launcher and approved by the garrison safety manager. (4) Danger areas for debris from target drones that have normal flight paths should be contained within the impact area for PATRIOT guided missiles. Impact areas for target drones that have abnormal flight paths or which go out of control are not covered herein. b. Surface danger zone. (1) The SDZ includes an impact area, Areas A and B (see fig 12–5), which represents the areas on the ground that will contain the debris from the PATRIOT missile that is destroyed in flight. Labels for SDZ areas are unique to the PATRIOT guided missile. 161 DA PAM 385–63 • 16 April 2014