Range Operations and Procedureas (cont)

DOE-STD-1091-96

(b) Unsafe conditions shall be immediately reported to the range safety

officer or the range master.

use on the firing line shall be brought to the line. An exception is when

an on-duty shooter is qualifying with a firearm other than a handgun.

(d) A firearm shall be exchanged with another shooter only at the direction

of the instructor who, prior to the exchange, shall verify that the cylinder

or action of the firearm is open and that the chamber is empty. If a fire-

arm is exchanged, both parties shall check it for safety (i.e., verify that

the chamber is empty, and depending on the type of firearm, that either

the safety is "on" or the selector lever is on "safe").

(e) All firearms shall be carried in the manner specified in the approved

instruction manual.

(f)

Firearms shall not be left unattended or unsecured.

(g) Finger shall not be placed on a firearm's trigger or in the trigger guard

until the firearm is pointed at the target.

(h) Firearm loading and firing shall commence only on command.

(I)

Shooters shall not be permitted to talk while on the firing line during a

firing exercise, except in reply to an instructor as a part of the exercise or

to shout "cease fire" in an unsafe situation.

(j)

Until the firing line has been declared safe by the firearms instructor,

shooters shall not bend over or move over the line.

(k) All shooters shall be trained and instructed on what constitutes an

unsafe condition and to shout "cease fire" when such a condition is

observed.