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(8) Personnel wearing approved laser eye protection within the LSDZ. (9) Personnel down range when supporting training on known distance firing ranges, when protection is provided. b. Authorization of any other personnel within danger zones requires deviation approval per AR 385–63/MCO 3570. 1C and paragraph 1–4 of this pamphlet. Chapter 4 Small Arms 4–1. Firing conditions a. For the purpose of this pamphlet, small arms are man-portable, individual and crew-served weapon systems of 30 mm or less used primarily against personnel and lightly armored or unarmored equipment. Small arms SDZ diagrams and tables provided in this chapter are the standard for the proper construction of small arms direct fire SDZs with or without exploding projectiles. b. The cone SDZ may be applied when designing or conducting training on static/known distance style ranges that do not involve fire and movement or fire and maneuver. Figure 4–1 is a cone SDZ for firing small arms direct-fire weapons without exploding projectiles. Figure 4–2 is a cone SDZ for firing small arms direct-fire weapons with exploding projectiles. c. The batwing SDZ provides for greater containment of all ricochets. For the Army, the batwing will be considered when designing or conducting training on ranges that involve fire and movement, fire and maneuver, flanking fire, and/ or when ricochet hazards outside the range boundary may endanger nonparticipating personnel. Decision on use of batwing will be based on level of risk and approval of appropriate command risk acceptance authority in accordance with DA Pam 385–30. For the Marine Corps the batwing will be applied when designing or conducting training on ranges that involve fire and movement, fire and maneuver, flanking fire, and/or when ricochet hazards outside the range boundary may endanger nonparticipating personnel. Figures 4–3 and 4–4 are batwing SDZs for firing small arms direct-fire weapons without exploding projectiles. Figure 4–5 is a batwing SDZ for firing small arms direct-fire weapons with exploding projectiles. d. When firing small arms with or without exploding projectiles on small arms ranges with known distance and unknown distances involving hand-held and shoulder-fired weapons or weapons firing from ground or vehicle-mounted platforms, the standard 5 degree dispersion area for the SDZ may be reduced to 2 degrees when: (1) Conducting static (non-fire and movement/maneuver) training on known distance and unknown distance small arms ranges with hand-held or shoulder-fired weapons when firing from fixed or stationary positions. (2) Training on ranges involving personnel conducting precision fires from stationary positions. (3) Ground-mounted weapons conducting static (non-fire and movement/maneuver) training on known distance and unknown distance small arms ranges that are mounted on appropriate tripods. The traversing and elevation mechanism for that weapon system will be used for all fires. (4) Vehicle-mounted weapons conducting static (non-fire and movement/maneuver) training on known distance and unknown distance small arms ranges are mounted on appropriate vehicle mounts. The traversing and elevation mechanism for that weapon system will be used and locked in place for all fires. (5) Risk management process documentation for the unit conducting training has been approved by the installation RMA (Army), RCO (Marine Corps) or other appropriate approving authority. Training events in which the SDZ dispersion area has been reduced from 5 to 2 degrees will be specifically addressed in the risk management worksheet. 4–2. Surface danger zones a. Surface danger zone data for small arms is found in tables 4–1 through 4–23. The column “Ricochet Vert Haz” contains data which represent ricochet vertical hazard only. 25 DA PAM 385–63 • 16 April 2014