NRA Range Safety Officer (RSO) Certification

Become a certified NRA Range Safety Officer and learn to run safe, well-organized shooting activities. This course is for experienced shooters who supervise ranges, help at clubs, run youth or community shooting programs, or want to take on a leadership role at the range.

What you’ll learn

• Roles and responsibilities of a Range Safety Officer

• Range standard operating procedures and rules

• Range inspection

• Running clear range safety briefings

• Emergency procedures

• Firearm stoppages and malfunctions

What you get

• Eligibility for NRA Range Safety Officer certification after passing the exam and registering with NRA

• NRA RSO student materials

• Classroom and range instruction from an NRA Chief Range Safety Officer

Class details

• Length: 9 hours, in the classroom. No live fire is included.

• Age: 21 or older

• NRA certification fee: Paid separately to NRA after the course