The following should be self-explanatory. If you have ANY questions about the membership contact the New Member Coordinator new@sspcact.org.au or training process please the Chief Instructor instructors@sspcact.org.au
Once you are a member of SSPC ACT you can access the necessary training and assistance needed to obtain a Category H (handgun) licence. This involves numerous sessions over a minimum of six months.
After you have been accepted as a member, you will be scheduled into Stage One training by the Chief Instructor. Before attending the ‘Safe Handling Course’, it is MANDATORY and you’re responsible to purchase and bring with you ‘Hearing’ and ‘Eye’ Protection as it is MANDATORY when on SSPC ACT Inc. Ranges.
If you forget your ‘Hearing’ & ‘Eye Protection’ you will not be able to undertake training.
The SSPC ACT Training Continuum.
1. Safe Handling Course.
This is a requirement of each new member seeking an H class firearms licence, and consists of 4 components: Legislation, Safety, and General Knowledge 1 & 2.
At present, we are focused on a condensed version of stage one training, requiring each candidate to complete pre-reading documents, written assessments and, of course, live range activities and competencies. This is generally being run over two days, scheduled each month in accordance with Instructor availability, and is a pass/fail event.
NSW candidates will be issued a ‘Pistol Safety Handling Course Completion Certificate’ after successful completion of their ‘Safe Handling Course’. This allows NSW Residents to make application for their Probationary Pistol Licence (PPL) via the Services NSW website known as ‘NSW Police Force Gun Safe’.
2. Shooting Familiarisation Assessment.
After the successful completion of the ‘Safe Handling Course’ each candidate will then be required to attend ‘Shooting Familiarisation Assessment’. This is where candidate will concentrate on becoming more familiar with handling of handgun, shooting principles and courses of fire and answering any questions that weren’t asked during the ‘Safe Handling Course’.
3. Probation Rotation.
Once candidates have successfully completed the ‘Safe Handling Course’ and ‘Shooting Familiarisation Assessment’ you will progress to the ‘Probation Rotation’. This is designed to allow each new member not only the opportunity to experience all the disciplines the club has on offer, but to hone the shooters confidence and competency with the various firearms.
This is a 6-month period during which time it is up to each new member to schedule and attend live fire activities provided by disciplines such as IPSC, ISSF, Action, Service, Black Powder and Air Pistol – to name a few.
The Probation Rotation is conducted in the following order 1. ISSF, 2. Air Pistol & Black Powder, 3. 25yd Service, 4. Field Pistol and/or Metallic Silhouette, 6. Service (50yd), 7. Action and 8. IPSC. You must arrange any training rotation by contacting the relevant Discipline Coordinator. Contact details can be found on the Contact Us page of the SSPC ACT website. If you encounter any problems accessing a discipline group, contact the Chief Instructor (first) or the New Member Coordinator (alternatively).
After a new member completes the ‘Probation Rotations’, they will have a much better understanding of what discipline suits their style and what types of firearms are used.
4. Final Assessment.
Once the Probation Rotations have been completed (no less than 6 months), each new member will then be required to attend a Final Assessment, consisting of a written test and a practical display of competency and safety with a firearm, before then being provided their SSPC ACT endorsed documentation to obtain their H class licence (or be eligible to submit their first Permit to Acquire a Firearm in NSW).
