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ABH E-5 Bibs · March 2027

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Aircraft Handling) · Effective October 2026 · 22 references on the Regular exam

  1. NAVAIR 00-80R-14(2025)
    NATOPS U.S. NAVY AIRCRAFT FIREFIGHTING AND RESCUE MANUAL
  2. NAVAIR 00-80R-14-1(2021)
    NATOPS U.S. NAVY AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY RESCUE INFORMATION MANUAL
  3. NAVAIR 00-80R-19(2024)
    NATOPS U.S. NAVY AIRCRAFT CRASH & SALVAGE OPERATIONS MANUAL (AFLOAT)
  4. NAVAIR 00-80R-20(2016)
    NATOPS U.S. NAVY AIRCRAFT SALVAGE OPERATIONS MANUAL (ASHORE)
  5. NAVAIR 00-80T-105(2025)
    CV NATOPS MANUAL
    Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5
  6. NAVAIR 00-80T-106(2025)
    LHA/LHD NATOPS MANUAL
    App ACh 3Ch 9
  7. NAVAIR 00-80T-113(2023)
    AIRCRAFT SIGNALS NATOPS MANUAL
  8. NAVAIR 00-80T-120(2024)
    CVN FLIGHT/HANGAR DECK NATOPS MANUAL
  9. NAVAIR 00-80T-96(2025)
    U.S. NAVY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT COMMON BASIC HANDLING & SAFETY MANUAL
    WP 005 00WP 007 00
  10. NAVAIR 17-1-537(2025)
    TECHNICAL MANUAL ORGANIZATIONAL, INTERMEDIATE, AND DEPOT MAINTENANCE AIRCRAFT SECURING AND HANDLING PROCEDURES WITH AIRCRAFT RESTRAINING DEVICES AND RELATED COMPONENTS
    WP 003 00WP 004 00WP 006 00WP 009 00
  11. NAVAIR 51-50AAA-2(WITH CHANGE-3)
    GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SHOREBASED AIRFIELD MARKING AND LIGHTING
    WP 007 01
  12. NAVAIR 51-5-31(2020)
    E28 EMERGENCY RUNWAY ARRESTING GEAR
    WP 003 00WP 005 00WP 007 00
  13. NAVEDTRA 14256A
    TOOLS AND THEIR USES
    Ch 4
  14. NAVEDTRA 14353A(2018)
    AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATES (HANDLER) (ABH)
  15. NAVSEA S9086-S3-STM-010(VOLUME-1)(CHAPTER-555)(REVISION-17)
    NAVAL SHIPS' TECHNICAL MANUAL CHAPTER 555 - VOLUME 1 SURFACE SHIP FIREFIGHTING
    Sec 1
  16. NAVSEA S9086-VD-STM-010(VOLUME-1)(CHAPTER-631)(REVISION-3)
    NAVAL SHIPS' TECHNICAL MANUAL CHAPTER 631, PRESERVATION OF SHIPS IN SERVICE - GENERAL
    Sec 6
  17. NAVSEA S9086-VG-STM-010(VOLUME-1)(CHAPTER-634)(REVISION-4)
    NAVAL SHIPS' TECHNICAL MANUAL FOR CHAPTER 634 DECK COVERINGS, GENERAL
  18. NAVSEA S9086-WK-STM-020(VOLUME-2)(CHAPTER-670)(REVISION-2)
    NAVAL SHIPS TECHNICAL MANUAL CHAPTER 670 STOWAGE, HANDLING, AND DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS GENERAL USE CONSUMABLES VOLUME 2 - AFLOAT HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS USERS GUIDE (HMUG)
  19. NAVSEAINST 4790.8D
    SHIPS MAINTENANCE AND MATERIAL MANAGEMENT MANUAL
  20. OPNAVINST 4660.3B
    UNITED STATES NAVY AIR TERMINAL PROCEDURES
  21. OPNAVINST 5100.19F
    NAVY SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM MANUAL FOR FORCES AFLOAT
    Sec BSec C
  22. VLA-GSB-8-RT
    VISUAL LANDING AIDS (VLA) FOR FLIGHT OPERATIONS ON CV AND CVN AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
    CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Exam topics

7 topics · 21 subtopics

What this exam covers, from the official topics list published with the bib.

Aircraft HandlingAircraft Familiarization · Procedures · Safety
Aircraft Rescue ProceduresCrash Equipment · Crash Response Tactics
Aircraft Salvage ProceduresEquipment · Tactics
Firefighting Procedures (Afloat)Equipment · Fundamentals & Tactics · Organization
Flight OperationsFlight Quarters · Organizations · Support Equipment
Maintenance, Material & ManagementNon-Skid QA · Programs · Safety Precautions/5100 Series
Shore-Based Ops & Air Terminal ProcAirfield Procedures · Arresting Gear (E-28) · Crash Procedures (Ashore) · Organization · Support Equipment
Official notes and source
  1. Reference links previously provided on this site have been permanently removed to comply with DoD security policies.
  2. This BIBLIOGRAPHY is provided by NAC to document the REFERENCES used by a subject matter expert (a Navy Chief in the rating) as the basis for writing the questions on the REGULAR Navy Advancement exam that will be given to ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL in March 2027. All exam questions are developed by rating subject matter experts utilizing the latest Occupational Standards provided by NAVMAC.
  3. The questions for your exam are based on the references listed in this bibliography. If a reference has been updated since the exam was created and differs from the reference listed here, the information in the updated reference will be considered when the exam is scored.
  4. The Professional Military Knowledge (PMK) references are no longer listed as part of this document, since PMK questions are no longer part of the Navy-Wide Advancement Exam (NWAE). PMK knowledge will be measured through the separate Professional Military Knowledge Eligibility Exam (PMK-EE) and details on administration of this exam can be found in the current cycle NAVADMIN.
  5. If you have questions, e-mail NETPDC_NAVY_ADVANCEMENT@navy.mil.

Source: the official March 2027 E-5 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective October 2026).