Range and Weapon Safety and ATC Shooting Regulations

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Range and Weapon Safety and ATC Shooting
Regulations
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Objectives - by the end of the lesson you will be
able to

• describe the rules and procedures relating to
  range and weapon safety that the Coach must know
• state the Regulations that govern rifle shooting
  by ATC personnel

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Why?

• Coach needs to know
• Range and weapon safety rules
• ATC shooting regulations
• for the ranges and weapons he/she will be using

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Governing Publications

• Range Orders
• Pam 21
• ACP 20A
• Weapon pamphlets

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Conduct of Range Practices

• Under the control of an appropriately Qualified
  or Authorised RCO
• Only approved MOD/NRA/NSRA targets to be used
• All personnel must wear ear protection whilst
  firing is taking place
• All firing to be from the prone position

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Personnel required for a range practice

• Range Conducting Officer
• Safety Supervisors
• Coaches
• OiC Waiting Detail
• Ammunition Orderly
• First aider
• Firers!

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Eligible for RCO Training

• RAFVR(T) Officers
• ATC Warrant Officers
• Civilian Instructors
• CWOs (over 20 years of age)
• Regular Service helpers (appropriate to rank)

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Qualification and Authorisation of RCOs

• governed by rules set out in Pam 21
• amplified for RAF and ATC by Strike Command Staff
  Instructions and ACP 20A
• superseded from time to time by policy letters
  (until next amendment is published!)

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Supervision Ratios

• Inexperienced Firers
• Minimum - one Safety Supervisor per two cadets
• Preferably 1 1
• Experienced Firers
• RCOs discretion subject to safety and control
• Practices Involving an Advance
• 1 1 mandatory !

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The Safety Supervisor

• Qualified
• Mature enough to understand the responsibilities
• Capable of exercising control over firers
• Briefed
• Duties
• Monitor weapon handling and assist with
  problems
• Ensure ear protection worn - correctly
• Ensure firer engages correct target
• Move with firer and help to control rate of
  advance
• Inspect weapon(s) and show clear
• Segregate misfired/damaged rounds
• Action in emergency

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Approved Weapons

• .177in Air Rifles
• No 8 Rifle
• Other approved .22in Rifles
• L98A1 Cadet GP Rifle
• L81A2 Target Rifle
• Other 7.62 mm Target Rifles
• L85A1 Rifle
• L86A1 Light Support Weapon

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Eligibility to fire weapons

• Responsibility of RCO to check firers are
  eligible but coaches can help by checking Fs3822
• criteria set out in ACP 20A ACTI 43
• covers staff and cadets

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Range Weapon Safety

• Pointing of weapons
• Loading , firing, unloading
• Inspection of weapons
• Movement forward of firing point
• Bolt action rifles - configuration
• Loading - bolt action rifles
• Misfires and damaged rounds
• Bulged barrels
• Blowback action weapons

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In this lesson

• publications
• conduct of practices
• personnel involved
• weapons and eligibility rules
• range and weapon safety