[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 10, Volume 4]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 10CFR1049.8]



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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY

 

          CHAPTER X--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS)

 

PART 1049_LIMITED ARREST AUTHORITY AND USE OF FORCE BY PROTECTIVE 

FORCE OFFICERS OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 1049.8  Training of SPR Protective Force Officers and qualification 

to carry firearms.



    (a) Protective Force Officers shall successfully complete training 

required by applicable Department of Energy orders prior to receiving 

authorization to carry firearms. The Department of Energy Office of 

Safeguards and Security shall approve the course.

    (b) Prior to initial assignment to duty, Protective Force Officers 

shall successfully complete a basic qualification training course which 

equips them with at least the minimum level of competence to perform 

tasks associated with their responsibilities. The basic course shall 

include the following subject areas:

    (1) Legal authority, including use of deadly force and exercise of 

limited arrest authority;

    (2) Security operations, including policies and procedures;

    (3) Security tactics, including tactics for Protective Force 

Officers acting alone or as a group;

    (4) Use of firearms, including firearms safety and proficiency with 

all types of weapons expected to be used;

    (5) Use of non-deadly weapons, weapon-less self-defense, and 

physical conditioning;

    (6) Use of vehicles, including vehicle safety in routine and 

emergency situations;

    (7) Safety, first aid, and elementary firefighting procedures;

    (8) Operating in such a manner as to preserve SPR sites and 

facilities;

    (9) Communications, including methods and procedures.

    (c) After completing training, and receiving the appropriate 

security clearance, Protective Force Officers shall be authorized to 

carry firearms and exercise limited arrest authority. Protective Force 

Officers shall receive an identification card, which must be carried 

whenever on duty and whenever armed.

    (d) On an annual basis, each Protective Force Officer must 

successfully complete training sufficient to maintain at least the 

minimum level of competency required for the successful performance of 

all assigned tasks identified for Protective Force Officers.

    (e) Protective Force Officers shall be qualified in the use of 

firearms by demonstrating proficiency in the use of firearms on a 

semiannual basis prior to receiving authorization to carry firearms. 

Protective Force Officers shall demonstrate proficiency in the use of 

all types of weapons expected to be used while on duty under both day 

and night conditions. In demonstrating firearms proficiency, Protective 

Force Officers shall use firearms of the same type and barrel length as 

firearms used by Protective Force Officers while on duty, and the same 

type of ammunition as that used by Protective Force Officers on duty. 

Before a Protective Force Officer is qualified in the use of firearms, 

the Officer shall complete a review of the basic principles of firearms 

safety.

    (f) Protective Force Officers shall be allowed two attempts to 

qualify in the use of firearms. Protective Force Officers shall qualify 

in the use of firearms within six months of failing to qualify. If an 

Officer fails to qualify, the Officer shall complete a remedial firearms 

training program. A Protective Force Officer who fails to qualify in the 

use of firearms after completion of a remedial program, and after two 

further attempts to qualify shall not be authorized to carry firearms or 

to exercise limited arrest authority.