bo 3500.1n - Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

BO 3500.1N
25 Mar 08
Range Safety
Officer (RSO)
A designated individual who has attended the Camp
Pendleton Range Safety Certification Course and has been
designated by their command to act as an RSO. The RSO
is assigned by the OIC of Firing to assist in
enforcing all safety measures while operating in Camp
Pendleton ranges and training areas.
Restricted
Airspace/Area
Airspace designated under Federal Aviation Regulations,
Part 73, within which the flight of non-participating
aircraft, while not wholly prohibited is subject to
restriction.
Special Use
Airspace (SUA)
Airspace in which aviation activities must be confined
because of their nature and where limitations may be
imposed on aircraft operations that are not a part of
those activities. Types of SUA include Restricted Areas,
CFAs, MOAs, and Warning Areas.
Surface Danger
Zone (SDZ)
The ground and airspace designated within the training
complex (to include associated safety areas) for
vertical and lateral containment of projectiles, fragments,
debris, and components resulting from the firing,
launching, or detonation of weapon systems to include
explosives and demolitions.
Survey Control
Point
A permanent or semi-permanent concrete or brass marker
placed to denote a topographical reference point.
Terrain Flight
(TERF) Route/Area
A Route/Area used for helicopter low altitude navigation
training.
TNT Equivalent
Considering the peak overpressure produced by detonation of
a given weight of TNT as 100 percent, the TNT equivalency
of an explosive is the amount of overpressure produced
by detonation of an identical quantity of explosive
compound under comparable conditions, expressed as a
percentage.
Training Area
All areas on Camp Pendleton outside of cantonment
and impact area boundaries.
Visual Flight
Rules (VFR)
Aircraft operations conducted under visual flight
rules.
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