ABOUT THE COURSE

The Range Safety Officer (RSO) course is intended for club shooters who may or may not have had any formal training in the practical aspects of running ranges. 

The course is designed to enhance range safety by providing practical and relevant training and guidance, and is not specific to any particular shooting discipline or type of range. 

Students will learn how to inspect, maintain and run a shooting range complex using the NRA Safe Shooting System. The course details all aspects of safe range management, with essential topics such as the law, range regulations and guest days also included. 

It consists of written and oral tests, and on-range practical assessments. Live firing on ranges will be conducted during the course to assess the delegates in the use of effective range control and management.

This is a 2-day course, each day running consecutively from 0830 - 1630, with a mixture of classroom and on-range practical exercises.

A brief outline of each day is below:

Day 1:

This day is classroom based and will focus on the role of an NRA Range Safety Officer. Areas covered include understanding the NRA Safe Shooting System (SSS) and the correct knowledge, skills and attitude required to safely conduct live firing.  

Day 2:

This day is a mix of classroom and live firing on range. Some areas covered include Range Officer planning, range briefings, and range inspections and maintenance. Students will be required to demonstrate their ability to safely handle and use firearms. They will also require a basic understanding of ballistic and elevation tables for firearms used at longer ranges. 

Successful students will be awarded the NRA’s Range Safety Officer qualification in the safe running of Club ranges, and will be authorised to act as a Range Officer on civilian ranges.

Joining instructions with information on course timings and location will be emailed out around 2 weeks before the course date. *Please ensure to check your junk folder if you have not received them a week prior to the course start date.

PREPARATION

You may find it useful to have a read through the online pdf versions of the Range Safety Officers Handbook and the Range Managers Guide. Hard copies of these will be issued on the course.

UNDER 25

If you are under 25, you can attend the course at a discounted price. Please note, the under 25 discount will be applied automatically at the final checkout screen when booking. If the discount does not appear, please continue with your booking but select to pay by BACS/ Cheque at the checkout. Then contact a member of the Training team at Training@nra.org.uk to inform them of the issue and they can provide details for you to make payment for the correct amount. 

BEFORE APPLYING, PLEASE NOTE:

Students should be experienced shooters and must be a member of a Home Office Approved Club. Only those members who are considered to be suitable, and who stand a good chance of passing, should be put forward by their clubs. The NRA will contact Club's prior to the course to confirm whether they are happy to endorse a student's application. 

This course is one of the prerequisites of being eligible to attend the NRA Range Conducting Officer (RCO) course which qualifies students to run Ministry of Defence (MoD) ranges. A Range Safety Officer is not qualified to conduct shoots on MoD ranges.

NOT A MEMBER OF A HOME OFFICE APPROVED CLUB?

If you require a Range Officer qualification for employment purposes, you will need to attend our 2-day Commercial RSO Course.

Please contact Training@nra.org.uk for more information on this course. 

HOW TO BOOK

NRA Members: please book through this booking page using your NRA login details.

Non NRA Members:

If you are an NRA-Affiliated Club member, and hold either a Shooter Certification Card (SCC) or any other NRA qualifications: we should already have an account set up for you on our system. If you are not aware of your login details, please email Training@nra.org.uk and a member of the team will confirm these with you. Please then book through this booking page. 

If your Club is not affiliated to the NRA/ you currently hold no NRA qualifications: please email Training@nra.org.uk and a booking form will be emailed to you to complete. You will be required to return this completed form, via email or post, along with a suitable photograph for use on your RSO qualification card. 

If you are unsure whether you have an account with us, please contact Training@nra.org.uk and a member of the team can confirm the next steps. 

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COURSE CANCELLATION POLICY:

If you need to cancel/ rebook:

Cancellation/re-booking within 5 working days of the course will incur a cancellation charge. See charges below.

•  5 — 4 working days' notice: will incur a £20 fee
•  3 — 2 working days' notice: will incur a £50 fee
•  24 hours' notice/ No show: no refund given

If the NRA needs to cancel a course:

All courses hold the possibility of being cancelled if they do not reach the minimum number of attendees. If this happens, we will endeavour to give you as much notice as possible. You will be given the option to transfer over to a new date, or to receive a full refund for the course. 

Please note, any non-refundable accommodation booked by you is done so at your own risk. The cost of this will not be reimbursed by the NRA should a course need to be cancelled.