Range Safety Officer Training


NRA Basic Range Safety Officer Training

NRA Basic Range Safety Officer Course
NRA Chief Range Safety Officer Course



NRA Basic Range Safety Officer Course
A nine hour training course, successful candidates are eligible to apply to the NRA for certification as: NRA Range Safety Officer (RSO). There are no prerequisites for this NRA training course. Minimum age for certification is 21 years. The NRA Basic Range Safety Officer Course is designed for persons who have been assigned by a range owner, operator, or manager to oversee range safety.

Information included in the course includes:
  • Ensuring the range is safe to use
  • Conducting range safety briefings for shooters
  • Handling of ammunition
  • Clearing of firearms with stoppages or malfunctions safely
  • Supervising safety aspects of shooting activities
  • Conducting emergency procedures as established by range management
No LIVE AMMUNITION allowed in the classroom under any circumstances!




NRA Chief Range Safety Officer Course
A fourteen hour training course, successful candidates are eligible to apply to the NRA for certification as: NRA Chief Range Safety Officer (CRSO). Minimum age for certification is 21 years.

The CRSO course has two prerequisites:
  • Candidates for the CRSO certification must already hold the NRA Range Safety Officer (RSO) certification or have successfully completed the NRA Range Safety Officer Course (RSO) before attending the CRSO course.
  • Candidates for the CRSO certification must complete the NRA Basic Instructor Training Course (six hours of training) before beginning the CRSO training or have completed that training within the past year. (Please consult the course staff for details)
If the candidate has previously and successfully completed the NRA Basic Instructor Training Course, then the candidate is required to complete only the NRA Chief Range Safety Officer Course (eight hours of training)
Successful completion of the Chief Range Safety Officer course and appointment by NRA authorizes the CRSO to teach the Range Safety Officer course and certify new NRA Range Safety Officers.

Information included in the course includes:
  • The role of the CRSO
  • Teaching RSO candidates their role
  • Teaching RSO candidates how to inspect a range and range safety rules
  • Teaching RSO candidates how to conduct a range safety briefing
  • Teaching RSO candidates about emergency procedures
  • Teaching RSO candidates how to deal with firearm stoppages and firearm malfunctions
No LIVE AMMUNITION allowed in the classroom under any circumstances!