Chapter 5 · Competitor Equipment · p.29
5.4Eye and Hearing Protection
All persons near an area potentially exposed to ricochet debris or bullet fragments are required to wear eye protection. All persons near an area where the sound of firearms being fired may potentially cause hearing damage are required to wear or use adequate hearing protection.
If a Range Officer deems that a competitor about to attempt a is wearing inadequate eye or hearing protection, the Range Officer may order the competitor to rectify the situation before allowing the competitor to continue. The Range Master is the final authority on this matter.
If a notices that a competitor has lost or displaced their eye or hearing protection during a , or has commenced a course of fire without them, the Range Official must immediately stop the competitor who will be required to reshoot the course of fire after the protective devices have been restored.
A competitor who inadvertently loses eye or hearing protection during a , or commences a course of fire without them, is entitled to stop, point their firearm in a safe direction and indicate the problem to the , in which case the provisions of the previous rule will apply.