Please note that there have been small changes to wording of the Range Commands in the Range Standing Orders.
When you are acting as a Range Officer please use the correct commands, there is a crib sheet on the range.
| Range Safety Commands | | | | | | | It is the responsibility of each person using a firearm to present it for inspection in a safe state | | | | After the completion of a shooting detail | “HAS EVERYONE FINISHED” | | | | Breech flags to be inserted as appropriate | “UNLOAD, SHOW CLEAR AND STAND BACK | | BEHIND THE SAFETY LINE” | | | Having proven safe all firearms, magazines etc | “THE FIRING POINT IS CLEAR, GO | | FORWARD, CHANGE TARGETS” | | | | No firearm/ magazine will be handled at this stage | | | | Having checked all shooters have returned to | | the firing point. Into the range will be shouted | “IS EVERYONE BACK” | | | | All shooters will then be notified | “THE RANGE IS CLEAR, COMMENCE FIRING” | | | | Should a firearm need moving within the firing | “GUN MOVING DOWN RANGE" | | point area | | | | | In cases of emergencies or other factors which | “STOP - STOP - STOP” | | require the immediate cessation of firing | | | | | Various instructions will then follow, dependant on the surrounding circumstances. |
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