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AWS E-5 Bibs · March 2027

Naval Aircrewmen (Helicopter) · Effective October 2026 · 41 references on the Regular exam

  1. APP-7(EDITION F)(VERSION-1)
    JOINT BREVITY WORDS PUBLICATIONS
  2. CNAF M-3710.7(2025)
    NATOPS GENERAL FLIGHT AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL
    App FCh 2Ch 4Ch 8Ch 10
  3. COMHELSEACOMBATWINGPAC_COMHELSEACOMBATWINGPACLANTINST 3500.1D(WITH CHANGE-1)
    WING TRAINING MANUAL FOR HSC SQUADRONS
    Ch 3
  4. COMNAVAIRFORINST 1542.7E
    NAVY AND MARINE CORPS CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
  5. COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3000.2A
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE HELICOPTER (AND TILTROTOR) ROPE SUSPENSION TECHNIQUES AND CAST AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS MANUAL
    Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5Ch 6
  6. COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3000.3D
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND PARACHUTING AND CARGO AIRDROP OPERATIONS MANUAL
    Ch 16
  7. IAMSAR SUPPLEMENT
    UNITED STATES NATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE SUPPLEMENT TO THE INTERNATIONAL AERONAUTICAL AND MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE MANUAL
    Ch 3Ch 6
  8. JOINT PUBLICATION 3-09.3
    CLOSE AIR SUPPORT
    Ch 5
  9. JOINT PUBLICATION 3-50(2023)
    PERSONNEL RECOVERY
  10. JOINT TRAUMA SYSTEM (TCCC-AC) CLASSES(2017)(CUF)
    CARE UNDER FIRE
    TOPIC CARE UNDER FIRE
  11. MAWTS-1 NVD MANUAL(2018)
    MAWTS-1 NIGHT VISION DEVICE (NVD) MANUAL 10TH EDITION
    Ch 1Ch 3Ch 7
  12. NAVAIR 00-80T-105(2024)
    CV NATOPS MANUAL
    Ch 8
  13. NAVAIR 00-80T-109(2022)
    AIRCRAFT REFUELING NATOPS MANUAL
    Ch 1Ch 6
  14. NAVAIR 00-80T-113(2023)
    AIRCRAFT SIGNALS NATOPS MANUAL
    Ch 2Ch 3Ch 10
  15. NAVAIR 00-80T-122(2023)
    AIRCRAFT OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR AIR-CAPABLE SHIPS NATOPS MANUAL
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 9Ch 11
  16. NAVAIR 00-80T-123(09-2024)
    AIRCREW SYSTEMS NATOPS MANUAL
    Ch 4Ch 9
  17. NAVAIR A1-H53ME-NFM-000(2022)
    NATOPS FLIGHT MANUAL NAVY MODEL MH-53E HELICOPTER
    Ch 2Ch 9
  18. NAVAIR A1-H53ME-NFM-010(2022)
    NATOPS POCKET USERS GUIDE NAVY MODEL MH-53E HELICOPTER
    Ch 4
  19. NAVAIR A1-H53ME-NFM-300(2022)
    NATOPS AMCM SUPPLEMENT NAVY MODEL MH-53E HELICOPTER
    Sec 5
  20. NAVAIR A1-H60SA-NFM-000(WITH CHANGE-38)
    NATOPS FLIGHT MANUAL NAVY MODEL MH-60S HELICOPTER
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 6Ch 9Ch 20
  21. NAVAIR A1-MQ8CB-NFM-000(WITH CHANGE-2)
    PRELIMINARY NATOPS FLIGHT MANUAL NAVY MODEL MQ-8C UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM
    Ch 2Ch 4Ch 14
  22. NAVSEA SW370-BU-OPI-010(REVISION-2)
    M4A1
    OPERATOR'S MANUALWP 0005
  23. NTRP 3-22.2-MH53E
    MH-53E NAVAL AVIATION TECHNICAL INFORMATION PRODUCT (NATIP) (U)
    Ch 2
  24. NTRP 3-22.2-MH60S(2018)
    MH-60S NAVAL AVIATION TECHNICAL INFORMATION PRODUCT (NATIP) (U)
    App BApp D
  25. NTRP 3-22.4-MH53E(2025)
    MH-53E NAVAL AVIATION TECHNICAL INFORMATION PRODUCT (NATIP)
    Ch 1Ch 2
  26. NTRP 3-22.4-MH60S(2023)
    MH-60S NAVAL AVIATION TECHNICAL INFORMATION PRODUCT (NATIP)
    Ch 16
  27. NTRP 3-22.4-MQ8C
    MQ-8C NAVAL AVIATION TECHNICAL INFORMATION PRODUCT (NATIP)
    Ch 6Ch 7
  28. NTTP 3-09.2(2023)
    JFIRE MULTI-SERVICE, TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR THE JOINT APPLICATION OF FIREPOWER
    App B
  29. NTTP 3-15.22(VOLUME-1)
    AIRBORNE MINE COUNTERMEASURES (AMCM)
    Ch 3Ch 4Ch 8
  30. NTTP 3-22.3-MH53E(2015)
    COMBAT AIRCRAFT FUNDAMENTALS MH-53E
    Ch 6
  31. NTTP 3-22.5-SAR-TAC
    NAVY SEARCH AND RESCUE TACTICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT (SAR TACAID)
    Sec 1Sec 2Sec 3Sec 5Sec 6
  32. NTTP 3-50.1(2019)
    NAVY SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) MANUAL
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 5Ch 7Ch 8
  33. NTTP 3-50.3(2023)
    SURVIVAL, EVASION AND RECOVERY MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR SURVIVAL, EVASION, AND RECOVERY
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 5
  34. NTTP 3-50.3
    MULTISERVICE PROCEDURES FOR SURVIVAL, EVASION AND RECOVERY
    Ch 5
  35. NTTP 4-01.4(WITH CHANGE-1)
    NAVY TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT
    Ch 7
  36. NTTP 6-02.1(2025)
    BREVITY MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR MULTI-SERVICE BREVITY CODES
    Ch 1
  37. NWP 3-15M VOLUME 1
    NAVAL MINE WARFARE, VOLUME 1
    Ch 2
  38. OPNAVINST 3130.6F
    NAVAL SEARCH AND RESCUE STANDARDIZATION PROGRAM
    App BCh 4Ch 7Ch 13
  39. SEAWOLF MANUALS
    AW FLEET TRAINING COURSES/SWTI/SW-MANUALS
    TOPIC CAS, COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE, COUNTER UAS, CREW SERVED WEAPON EMPLOYMENT, CREW SERVED WEAPONS EMPLOYMENT, CSW EMPLOYMENT, MANEUVER DESCRIPTION GUIDE, MISSION PLANNING, BRIEFING, AND DEBRIE
  40. TACMEMO 3-15.22.01-19
    AN/AQS-24 MULTIPLE ASPECT SUPER CLASSIFICATION (MASC) EDITION DECEMBER 2018
    Ch 1Ch 3
  41. TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARE
    TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARE
    PREHOSPITAL TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT

Exam topics

6 topics · 23 subtopics

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

Airborne Mine Countermeasure OperationsEquipment · Fundamentals · Procedures
Aircrew AdministrationNATOPS · Operations · Program Management · SAR
Helicopter OperationsNVDS and Visual · System · Utility Operations
Search and RescueCommunication · Emergency Medicine · Equipment · Procedures · Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape
Tactical OperationsASUW · Fundamentals · Personnel Recovery · Special Operations · Weapons Employment
Unmanned Aircraft SystemsCommunication · Fundamentals · Mission Configuration
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).