Safety Range Safety - United States Marine Corps

1 Army Regulation 385-63 MCO CSafetyRange SafetyHeadquarters Departments of the Army, and the Marine Corps Washington, DC 30 January 2012 UNCLASSIFIEDDISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release;distribution is of CHANGEAR 3 85-63/MCO Range SafetyThis administrative revision, dated 29 March 2012-- o Updates Marine Corps ' signature block (title page).This major revision, dated 30 January 2 012--o Prescribes responsibilities for firing ammunitions, lasers, guided missiles, demolitions, explosives, rockets, and the delivery of bombs (chap 1) .o Revises Range Safety policy (chap 2) .o Provides guidance for deviations from Range standards and procedures (chap 3).

2 O Makes administrative changes (throughout).HeadquartersDepartments of the Army, and the Marine Corps Washington, DC 30 January 2012 SafetyRange SafetyBy Order of the Commandant of the Marine Corps : v. P. MILLS Lieutenant General, Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and IntegrationSecretary of the ArmyBy Order of the Secretary of the Army:RAYMOND , United States Army Chief of StaffOfficial:( / JOYCE E. MORROW Administrative Assistant to theEffective 29 February 2012*Army Regulation 385-63*MCO This publication is an administrative revision. This administrative revision is effective 29 March 2012. The portions affected by this revision are listed in the summary of This regulation/order provides revised Range Safety policy for the Army and Marine Corps .)

3 For both the Army and the Marine Corps , this regula tion/order is to be used in conjunction with DA Pam This regulation/order ap plies to the active Army, the Army Na tional Guard/Army National Guard of the United States , and the Army Re serve, unless otherwise stated. It also ap plies to the following: the United States Military Academy; Departments of the Army and the Navy civilian employees and contractors; Reserve Officers train ing Corps students training on Army or Marine Corps controlled ranges; the Ma rine Corps Total Force; any person or or ganization using Army or Marine Corps controlled real estate or operational ranges; operational Range training and tar get practice activities; military real estate areas that are being or have been used as bombing ranges; artillery impact areas or target areas; all areas designated for live- fire weapons firing.

4 Recreational ranges and rod and gun club ranges located onArmy or Marine Corps real property con trolled by the Army or the Marine Corps ; personnel training outside the continental United States ; and operational training conducted on test and evaluation ranges (it does not apply to testing and evalua tion conducted on such ranges). This reg ulation/order is advisory for deployed units engaged in combat operations. Army or Marine Corps commanders will apply the provisions of this regulation/order and/ or host nation agreements as appropriate. Local standard operating procedures and Range policies will reinforce this regula tion/order.

5 Contracts for work on Army/ Marine Corps ranges will comply with ap plicable provisions of this regulation/or- der. During contingency operations, chapters and policies contained in this regulation/order may be modified by the Director Army Staff/Commandant of the Marine and exception Army proponent of this regulation is the Director Army Staff. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consis tent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing , to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the grade of colonel or the civilian equiv alent.

6 Activities may request a waiver tothis regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the ex pected benefits and must include a formal review by the activity s senior legal offi cer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25-30 for specific guidance. The Army s consultant for sur face danger zones and weapon danger zones is Commanding General, Army Training and Doctrine Command (ATIC-TCT). The Marine Corps propo nent of this order is the Commandant of the Marine Corps .

7 The proponent has the authority to approve changes to this order that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent has dele gated approval authority to the Command ing General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command (C465). The Ma rine Corps technical advisor for Range management is Commanding General, Training and Education Command (C465). Range Safety Working Group members are direct representatives of the Service proponents and will ensure changes to this regulation/order follow Army policy and regulation, such as AR 25-30, and will ensure that any changesUNCLASSIFIED PCN 10203368500 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release;distribution is unlimited.

8 *This regulation supersedes AR 385-63, dated 19 May 385-63/MCO 30 January 2012 iare consistent with controlling law and internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provi sions in accordance with AR 11-2 and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix B).Supplementation. For the Army, sup plementation of this regulation/order and establishment of command and local forms are prohibited without the approval of the Chief of Staff, Army (Director of Army Safety (DACS-SF)), 9351 Hall Road, Building 1456, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5860. For the Marine Corps , sup plementation of this regulation/order is prohibited without prior approval from Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command (C465), 2079 Barnett Avenue, Quantico, VA improvements.

9 Users are invited to send comments and suggestedimprovements on DA Form 2028 (Recom mended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to Headquarters, Department of the Army, Director of Army Safety Office (DACS-SF), 9351 Hall Road, Building 1456, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5860. Marine Corps users are invited to submit comments and suggested improvements to the Commanding Gener al, Marine Corps Combat Development Command (C465), 2079 Barnett Avenue, Quantico, VA Continuance Department of the Army committee management official concurs in the estab lishment and/or continuance of the com m ittee^) outlined herein.

10 AR 15-1 requires the proponent to justify establish ing/continuing committee(s), coordinate draft publications, and coordinate changes in committee status with the Army Resources and Programs Agency, Depart ment of the Army Committee Manage ment Office (AARP-ZA), 9301 Chapek Road, Building 1458, Fort Belvoir, VA22060-5527. Further, if it is determined that an established "group" identified within this regulation, later takes on the characteristics of a committee, as found in AR 15-1, then the proponent will follow all AR 15-1 requirements for establishing and continuing the group as a This publication is availa ble in electronic media only and is in tended for command levels A, B, C, D, and E for the active Army, the Army Na tional Guard/Army National Guard of the United States , and the Army Re serve.