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    • Range Safety Officer
      • RSO Program
    • Associations
      • BLACK POWDER ASSOCIATION
      • FULL BORE RIFLE ASSOCIATI
      • AB HANDGUN ASSOCIATION
      • INTL SKEET SHOOTING ASSOC
      • INTL STYLE TRAPSHOOTING
      • METALLIC SILHOUETTE
      • ALBERTA SPORTING CLAYS
      • ALBERTA SMALLBORE RIFLE
      • AB SKEET SHOOTING ASSOC
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      • Grant Information
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  • Range Safety Officer
    • RSO Program
  • Associations
    • BLACK POWDER ASSOCIATION
    • FULL BORE RIFLE ASSOCIATI
    • AB HANDGUN ASSOCIATION
    • INTL SKEET SHOOTING ASSOC
    • INTL STYLE TRAPSHOOTING
    • METALLIC SILHOUETTE
    • ALBERTA SPORTING CLAYS
    • ALBERTA SMALLBORE RIFLE
    • AB SKEET SHOOTING ASSOC
    • INTL PRACTICAL SHOOTING
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range safety officer training and certification

 The Range Safety Officer (RSO) Course is designed to provide an individual with the skills and techniques needed to become an effective RSO. Emphasis is on safe practices at the rifle, pistol, shotgun, black powder ranges incorporating the Alberta Federation of Shooting Sports guidelines. We provide a lot of information on strategies and techniques for dealing with people in a variety of situations including group management and high stress situations. We cover a variety of shooting environments and disciplines. Included is hands on scenarios using the people skills and knowledge of techniques being taught.  

Areas covered

 

  • ​Requirements for RSO
  • Types of Range Rules
  • RSO Ethics
  • RSO Etiquette
  • Equipment
  • Authority
  • Keeping Ranges Open
  • Negligence
  • Emergency Action Plan

 

  • Emergency Action Plan
  • Laws
  • Responsibility
  • Interactions
  • Tips
  • Range Commands
  • Misfires
  • Headspace
  • Pressure Signs
  • Detail of some Actions

Certification

 Written Test
Practical Test
$100 Course cost includes first year certification with AFSS   

Results

 Standardized training as an RSO
Certification as an RSO for Alberta
Only non-sport specific or non-range specific official certification for Range Safety Officers in Alberta  

RSO Renewal Policy

 Renewal notices are emailed out (mailed for those without an email address on file) six weeks before RSO certifications are set to expire.

Should a RSO certification lapse by 6 months, the RSO will be required to retake the course.

effective January 1st, 2024 

Upcoming RSO Courses in Alberta

TBA

If you are interested in becoming a Range Safety Officer, please email our office at afss@abshooters.org for more information.


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