P-385-63 Range Safety Pamphlet Download

2–8. Marine Corps safety requirements for indoor firing ranges This paragraph provides Marine Corps requirements for the safe operation and maintenance of indoor firing ranges. a. Indoor firing ranges will comply with the information listed within Military Handbook (MIL–HDBK) 1027/3B and NEHC–TM 6290.99–10. b. Marine Corps inquiries regarding indoor firing ranges will be directed to Commanding General, Training Education Command, Range and Training Area Management Branch, Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC), 3300 Russell Road, Quantico, VA 22134–5001. c. Indoor firing ranges will be certified and recertified per MCO 3550.9. 2–9. Recreational ranges a. Procedures in this pamphlet apply to recreational ranges located on Government property. Recreational activity on ranges must be approved by the installation commander on a case by case basis. Formal memorandums of agreement must be established with approved organizations participating in recreational range activity. Memorandums of agree- ment at a minimum must address the following: (1) Liability for both safety and environmental National Environment Protection Action compliance. (2) Emergency response requirements and responsibilities. (3) Responsibilities for maintenance and best management practices of the range. (4) Operating cost and consumables. b. Archery target ranges will follow range designs included in the USACE Drawings (Planning and Design of Outdoor Sports Facilities) file number 750–90–01. Other designs including 3-dimensional archery ranges or field ranges simulating hunting scenarios must have a positive backstop. Additional guidance is available from the National Field Archery Association. c. Shotgun (skeet/trap) ranges will follow range designs included in the USACE Drawings (Planning and Design of Outdoor Sports Facilities) file number 750–90–01. The shotfall danger zone will be a minimum of 275 m (300 yards) as per 750–90–01 and the ranges must be limited to shot sizes 7.5, 8, 8.5, and 9 shot. Additional guidance is available from the National Skeet Shooting Association, and the National Sporting Clays Association. Military training used for shotgun firing (not on a recreational skeet/trap range) will be in accordance with SDZ requirements in chapter 4. Marine Corps shotgun ranges will be certified in accordance with MCO 3550.9. 2–10. Ammunition and explosive items on ranges Procedures for transporting, storage, handling, and security of AE items are contained in DA Pam 385–64 or NAVSEA OP5 or in applicable field manuals (FMs) or technical manuals (TMs). In addition, the following instructions, with relevant references, pertain to operational ranges: a. Positioning and issuing of ammunition and explosive. Positioning and issuing of AE, to include quantity-distance determinations, will be in accordance with DA Pam 385–64 or NAVSEA OP5, Volume 1. The RMTK may be used to plan for positioning and issuing of AE on operational ranges. (1) Operational ranges require AE at various locations (for example, firing points) that are inherent to a training exercise or temporary or transient by nature. These locations do not require a site plan approved by the DDESB. However, permanent structures on ranges used for administrative storage or issuance of AE must be sited and approved by the U.S. Army Technical Center for Explosives Safety and subsequently by the DDESB. (2) Distribution of AE to personnel will occur only in areas designated for that purpose, for example, ready lines, firing lines, attack positions, assembly areas, or defilade positions. Blank and live-fire AE will not be stored in or issued from the same location at the same time. (a) Fuel storage areas will be located at separation distances from ammunition storage areas based on the amount of fuel. 1. Fuel quantities up to 500 gallons will be separated from each potential explosion site by at least 50 ft. 2. Fuel quantities between 500 to 5,000 gallons will be separated from each potential explosion site by at least 100 ft. U.S. Army ACOMs, ASCCs, and DRUs may address inquiries pertaining to indoor range safety to Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, TRADOC Capability Manager (TCM) Ranges (ATIC–LTR–O), Fort Eustis, VA 23604–5700. 3. For fuel quantities greater than 5,000 gallons, refer to DA Pam 385–64 (Army) or NAVSEA OP5 (Marine Corps). (b) Forward arming and refueling point operations, and separation distances for fuel, ready ammunition storage areas, and basic load storage areas will be in accordance with FM 3–04.111, FM 10–67–1, and Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) 00–80T–109. 1. The quantity of ammunition unpacked for training will be kept to the minimum quantity needed for live-fire training or an exercise. Packaging material, propelling increments, and fuzes will be retained until completion of the live-fire portion of the training or exercise. Units will not burn wooden containers or indiscriminately use or dispose of ammunition to preclude its return to a storage facility. (Exception: GTR–18 Smokey Sam rockets are issued by the case with a quantity of 12 rockets and 12 igniter rods. Planning use of these pyrotechnics requires careful consideration of 10 DA PAM 385–63 • 16 April 2014