NRA Chief Range Safety Officer

The NRA Chief Range Safety Officer course is intended for people who possess the knowledge, skills, and attitude essential to organizing, conducting, and supervising safe shooting activities and range operations. This course requires the NRA Range Safety Officer certifications as a prerequisite. The successful completion of this course will allow individuals to educate, train, and certify NRA Range Safety Officers.

The NRA Chief Range Safety Officer will be responsible for teaching:

• Range Safety Officer’s roles and responsibilities
• Range standard operating procedures
• Range inspection and range rules
• Firearm stoppages and malfunctions
• Range Safety Briefings which include emergency procedures

This course is required by any Range Safety Officer, who wants to be certified to train new RSO’s (train the trainer).  Is has the standard NRA Basic Instructor training program (6-hr course) as its pre-requisite (representing the first 5 lessons of this training course).

Lessons begin at lesson six taking into consideration that Basic Instructor Training (BIT) covers lessons 1-5

Lesson Details

LESSON SIX (60 min)

Venue – Classroom

Introduction to the NRA Basic Range Safety Officer Lesson Plans

At the conclusion of this lesson instructor candidates will be able to:

• State the goal of the NRA Chief Range Safety Officer Course
• Describe the structure and content of the NRA Chief Range Safety Officer Course Outline and Lesson Plans
• Explain NRA policies on safety procedures, course length, required materials, and teaching methods to be followed when conducting an NRA Chief Range Safety Officer Course

LESSON SEVEN (60 min)

Venue – Classroom

The role of the Chief Range Safety Officer and Range Standard Operating Procedures

At the conclusion of this lesson instructor candidates will be able to:

• Describe the role of the NRA Chief Range Safety Officer Course
• Explain the general purpose of Range Standard Operating Procedures
• Explain the basic content of Range Standard Operating Procedures
• Explain the CSRO’s role in the development of Range Standard Operating Procedures

LESSON EIGHT (60 min)

Venue – Classroom

Teaching Basic Range Safety Officer Lesson I and II: Introduction to the NRA Basic Range Safety Officer Course, The role of the NRA Range Safety Officer, and Range Standard Operating Procedures

At the conclusion of this lesson instructor candidates will be able to:

• Conduct Lessons I and II of the NRA Basic Range Safety Officer Course
• Understand the NRA’s Basic Range Safety Officer Course
• Effectively teach the certification requirements for the NRA Range Safety Officer
• Effectively teach the role of Range Safety Officer Course
• Effectively teach the purpose of having Range Standard Operating Procedures

LESSON NINE (60 min)

Venue – Classroom

Teaching Basic Range Safety Officer Lesson III: Range Inspection and Range Rules

At the conclusion of this lesson instructor candidates will be able to:

• Conduct Lesson III of the NRA Basic Range Safety Officer Course
• Effectively teach “ properly inspect and indoor range
• Effectively teach “ properly inspect and outdoor range
• Effectively teach the four types of shooting range rules and how each type applies to handling and use of guns

LESSON TEN (60 min) – Classroom

Teaching Basic Range Safety Officer Lesson IV: Range Safety Briefing

At the conclusion of this lesson instructor candidates will be able to:

• Conduct Lesson IV of NRA Basic Range Safety Officer Course
• Effectively teach the purpose of a range safety briefing