P-385-63 Range Safety Pamphlet Download

communicate directly with the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Capability Manager - Ranges (TCM Ranges) for technical information and guidance on risk management. Marine Corps organizations may commu- nicate directly with Training and Education Command, RTAM Division (C465) for technical information and guidance. 1–5. Requirements for range safety certification programs a. Range safety certification programs will be used to train and qualify personnel in the duties of Officer In Charge (OIC) and Range Safety Officer (RSO) for firing exercises and maneuver operations. Army certification programs are normally conducted at the unit level in accordance with an established range safety certification program. Marine Corps OIC and RSO certifications will be conducted at the installation level only. Prior to attendance, Marine Corps personnel must complete the Range Safety (Basic) Distance Learning Course. The Marine Corps certificate is valid for 3 years. Government civilian personnel may serve as OIC or RSO per the guidance in table 1–1. Contractors may serve as RSO, but in accordance with Department of Defense Instruction (DODI) 1100.22 and Federal Acquisition Regula- tions Subpart 7.5, contractors may not serve as OIC. b. Range safety certification programs will be integrated into organizational training. c. Once satisfied through training and testing that individuals are qualified to perform the duties of OIC and RSO of the firing unit, battalion/squadron commanders will forward their names to range operations (Army), range control (Marine Corps) for appropriate action. d. The RMA (Army), RCO (Marine Corps) will provide personnel designated as OICs and RSOs a range safety briefing on the use of the training complex as part of certification. e. The installation RMA (Army), RCO (Marine Corps) and the garrison/mission safety staff (Army) will monitor the effectiveness of range safety certification programs for OICs and RSOs. f. For the Army, a locally devised "Range Safety Card" program may be employed in lieu of unit-generated rosters of certified personnel if approved by the senior commander. g. The senior commander (Army)/installation commander (Marine Corps) may reduce the OIC and RSO grade requirements in table 1–1 by not more than one grade, with the following exceptions: (1) The OIC of battalion or larger combined arms live-fire exercise ((CALFEX) Army)/combined arms exercise ((CAX) Marine Corps) will be a field grade commissioned officer. Exercise RSO of battalion or larger CALFEX/CAX will be an E–7 or above. (2) Marine Corps explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) units are exempt from OIC and RSO requirements when conducting EOD proficiency training on a Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board (DDESB) sited range. However, when EOD units are conducting operational training on any operational training range the OIC/RSO requirements in table 1–1 apply. EOD units conducting EOD operations will supervise demolition and disposal operations following the guidance contained in NAVSEA OP 5, NAVSEA SWO60–AA–MMA–010, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bulletin (EODB)/Technical Manual (TM) 60–series publications. Marine Corps EOD units conduct- ing disassembly and inerting will assign a qualified EOD technician as an RSO. Commanding officers may designate in non-emergency SOPs other instances that require EOD units to use an RSO. The RSO may be an E–5 or above if they are currently qualified as an EOD officer or technician military occupational specialty (MOS) 2305/2336. Table 1–1 Officer In Charge and Range Safety Officer appointment requirements Weapon system OIC 1 RSO 1 Officer Warrant officer (WO) Noncommissioned officer (NCO) Officer WO NCO Practice hand grenades; sub-caliber training devices; laser devices; firing devices; simulators and trip flares; small arms and machine guns. X X E–6 X X E–5 Chemical agents and smoke 2 X X E–6 X X E–5 Aerial gunnery and air defense weap- ons; live grenades, grenade launch- ers, and grenade machine guns; live mines and demolitions; tank and fighting vehicle cannons. X X E–7 X X E–6 Field artillery 3 X X E–7 X X E–6 Mortars X X E–6 X X E–6 4 2 DA PAM 385–63 • 16 April 2014