According to art. 30-35 of the Methodological Norms for the application of Law no. 295/2004 regarding the regime of weapons and ammunition, approved by Government Decision no. 11/2018, persons wishing to carry out the activity of instructor at the shooting range must request the issuance of the certificate of instructor at the shooting range from the territorially competent Weapons, Explosives and Dangerous Substances unit. For obtaining the certificate, the applicant submits the documents provided by the aforementioned methodological norms, and the police authority checks the fulfilment of the legal conditions. If all the requirements are met, the instructor certificate at the shooting range is issued with a validity of 5 years.

According to art. 35 of the Methodological Norms, the validity of the certificate may be extended, at the holder's request, for successive periods of 5 years each, provided that the holder continues to meet the requirements provided by law. For this purpose, the applicant must prove the maintenance of the conditions provided by the legislation in force, and the police authority carries out the necessary checks before extension.

To simplify the process of submitting documents and reduce the time spent at the counter, the application and supporting documents may be submitted electronically, exclusively through the eARM online platform. To submit the application online, select the "Start request" button, through which you access the eARM online platform.