SYNOPSIS:
A
team
of
NRA
Chief
Range
Safety
Officers
will
provide
the
NRA
Basic
Range
Safety
Officer
Course.
The
9-hour
course
develops
NRA
Certified
Range
Safety
Officers
who
possess
the
knowledge,
skills,
and
attitudes
essential
to
organizing,
conducting,
and
supervising
safe
shooting
activities
and
range
operations.
The
fee
covers
the
NRA
"The
Range
Safety
Officers"
textbook;
NRA
Safety
Rules
pamphlet;
(the
students
can
keep
the
previous
items);
The
course
covers:
Introduction
to
the
NRA
Basic
Range
Safety
Officer
Course:
Students
will
be
able
to
understand
the
NRA's
Range
Safety
Officer
Course.
The
procedure
for
becoming
an
NRA
Range
Safety
Officer
will
be
explained.
The
Role
of
the
Range
Safety
Officer
and
Range
Standard
Operating
Procedures:
The
role
of
the
Range
Safety
Officer
(RSO)
and
the
purpose
of
having
range
Standard
Operating
Procedures
(SOPs)
will
be
explained.
Range
Inspection
and
Range
Rules: The
student
will
properly
inspect
an
indoor
range
and
outdoor
range.
The
four
types
of
shooting
range
rules
and
how
each
type
applies
to
the
handling
and
use
of
firearms
will
be
described.
Range
Safety
Briefing: The
purpose
of a
range
safety
briefing
will
be
explained.
A
range
safety
briefing
will
be
conducted.
Emergency
Procedures: The
purpose
of
having
emergency
procedures
will
be
explained.
The
steps
to
take
during
an
emergency
will
be
identified.
An
emergency
exercise
will
be
conducted.
Firearm
Stoppages
and
Malfunctions: The
difference
between
a
stoppage
and
a
malfunction
will
be
explained.
Demonstrations
will
be
held
on
how
to
safely
take
a
firearm
from
a
shooter
and
how
to
clear
common
stoppages.