R 080900Z AUG 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 436/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG TECOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/RANGE LASER SAFETY COURSE - DISTANCE LEARNING//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/20120130//
REF/B/DOC/CMC/20110505//
NARR/REFERENCE (REF) A IS MCO 3570.1C, RANGE SAFETY.  REF B IS MIL-HDBK-828B, RANGE LASER SAFETY.//
POC/E. R. SOBIERANSKI/GS-14/RTAM TECD TECOM/LOC: QUANTICO/DSN: 278-4480 OR COML: (703) 784-4480/EMAIL: EDWARD.R.SOBIERANSKI(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  SITUATION.  REF A ASSIGNS COMMANDING GENERAL, MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MARINE CORPS' RANGE SAFETY PROGRAM.BASE/STATION COMMANDERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFE RANGE OPERATIONS. THE BASE/STATION RANGE CONTROL OFFICER (RCO) CONDUCTS THE RANGE SAFETY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, TO INCLUDE THE LASER RANGE SAFETY OFFICER (LRSO) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.  LOCAL RANGE SAFETY CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS PROVIDE BASE/STATION SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON RANGE AND TRAINING AREA POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.  REF B IS THE PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENT FOR THE RANGE LASER SAFETY COURSE - DISTANCE LEARNING (RLSC-DL).  THE RLSC-DL COURSE FULFILLS THE SERVICE REQUIREMENT IN THE REFERENCES TO IMPLEMENT STANDARDIZED LRSO TRAINING.
2.  MISSION.  THE RLSC-DL IS A STANDARDIZED PERIOD OF INSTRUCTION THAT PROVIDES LRSOS WITH THE FUNDAMENTAL INFORMATION REQUIRED TO SUCCESSFULLY PERFORM THEIR LASER RANGE DUTIES.  COMPLETION OF THE RLSC-DL IS A PREREQUISITE FOR PROSPECTIVE LRSOS.
3.  EXECUTION
A.  COMMANDER'S INTENT.  PER REF A, COMMANDERS MUST DESIGNATE AN LRSO WHO WILL PROVIDE THE SUPERVISORY SKILLS NECESSARY FOR EACH TRAINING EXERCISE THAT EMPLOYS LASERS.  PROSPECTIVE LRSOS MUST COMPLETE THE RLSC-DL AND THE BASE/STATION COMMANDER'S LOCAL RANGE SAFETY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES ON BASE/STATION RANGES.  THOSE LRSOS CURRENTLY CERTIFIED WILL HAVE TO COMPLETE THE RLSC-DL PRIOR TO RECERTIFICATION BY THE RCO.IN ACORDANCE WITH REF A, A RANGE SAFETY OFFICER MAY ALSO SERVE AS AN LRSO BUT MUST COMPLETE THE RLSC-DL AND ANY ADDITIONAL LRSO REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED IN THE BASE/STATION COMMANDER'S LOCAL RANGE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.
B.  CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS.  THE RLSC-DL IS LOCATED ON MARINE NET AT "WWW.MARINENET(AT)USMC.MIL/PORTAL/DEFAULT.ASP," COURSE NUMBER RTAMLRSOAA.  THE COURSE CONSISTS OF FIVE LESSONS COVERING INTRODUCTION TO LASER RANGE SAFETY; DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN LRSO; LASERS AND LASER OPERATIONS; PRINCIPLES OF LASER OPERATIONS, AND LASER SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS.  HAVING COMPLETED THE RLSC-DL, THE PROSPECTIVE LRSO MUST REPORT TO A DISTANCE LEARNING LABORATORY/LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER ON THEIR RESPECTIVE BASE/STATION TO TAKE THE PROCTORED FINAL TEST.  UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE TEST THE LRSO WILL RECEIVE THE RLSC-DL COMPLETION CERTIFICATE.  THE RCO MUST RECEIVE THE RLSC-DL COMPLETION CERTIFICATE FROM THE LRSO PRIOR TO ENROLLING THE MARINE IN THE BASE/STATION COMMANDER'S LOCAL RANGE SAFETY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.
4.  ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS.  RLSC-DL CERTIFICATE IS VALID FOR THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE.  THE RLSC-DL IS NOT INTENDED TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LASER SYSTEMS SAFETY OFFICER CURRICULUM.
5.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL FORCE.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJOR GENERAL THOMAS M. MURRAY, COMMANDING GENERAL, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND.//