CTI1 · E-6 BIBLIOGRAPHY · MARCH 2027 EXAMActive duty & FTS
CTI E-6 Bibs · March 2027
Cryptologic Technician (Interpretive) · Effective October 2026 · 73 references on the Regular exam
- CHROMATIC KRAKENFY24 SCOPE CATALOGSUBSYSTEM CARBONSTORM, SHOCKWAVE, TURBULENTSAIL
- CHROMATIC KRAKEN/SIRENFY23SECTION CHROMATIC KRAKEN PROGRAM
- CJCSI 3250.01GPOLICY GUIDANCE FOR INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AND SENSITIVE RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONSEncl J
- CJCSM 6510.01BCYBER INCIDENT HANDLING PROGRAMAPPENDIX A TO ENCL B TABLE B-A-2Encl BEncl C
- COMNAVIFORINST 1550.1BNAVAL INFORMATION FORCES LANGUAGE READINESS PROGRAM
- CRITIC HANDBOOKLETTER OF PROMULGATIONApp AApp DApp PSECTION CRITIC REPORTING PROCESS
- CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN INTERPRETATION (CTI) RATE TRAINING MANUAL; CHAPTER 10, 12, 13, 5, 6, 7
- DD-006-23(CHANGE 1)KLIEGLIGHT AND TACTICAL REPORTING MANUALAnnex ASec 2
- DD-008-19(CHANGE 6)COMPONENTS OF AN NSA SERIALIZED PRODUCTSec 16
- DD-010-12(CHANGE 17)IDENTITIES IN SIGINT MANUALSec 3
- DEPLOYABLE SECURITY TRAINER, CHAPTER 11, 2, 9
- DJSIG(2026)DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM JOINT SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDESec 1Sec 3
- DODM 5105.21 VOL 1 CHG 2SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL - ADMINISTRATION OF INFORMATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITYEncl 4Encl 5
- DODM 5105.21 VOL 2 CHG 2SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PHYSICAL SECURITY, VISITOR CONTROL, AND TECHNICAL SECURITYEncl 2Encl 3
- DODM 5200.01 VOL 1(WITH CHANGE-3)DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: OVERVIEW, CLASSIFICATION, AND DECLASSIFICATIONEncl 3
- DODM 5200.01 VOLUME 3(WITH CHANGE-4)DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATIONEncl 2Encl 3
- DODM 5240.01PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF DOD INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIESCh 3
- DODM S-5240.01-APROCEDURES GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF DOD INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES: ANNEX GOVERNING SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION AND DATA COLLECTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 1.7(C) OF E.O. 12333Sec 4
- DRT APPENDIX THURAYA 5.10.2STUDY 1 THROUGH 1.6, 7.3 MODE OF CALL
- GEONET GEOLOCATION THEORY VER. 4.3.2, CHAPTER 5
- GSM STUDY GUIDE(JUNE 2021)A BASIC OVERVIEW OF THE GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS (GSM) 2G NETWORKSec 3Sec 5
- HITS SURFACE USER MANUAL V.4.0.2, SECTION 10.0 SOFTWARE SETUP, 2.0 HITS CONCEPTS
- ILR SKILL DESCRIPTIONSURL HTTPS://WWW.GOVTILR.ORG
- INTRODUCTION TO GSM NETWORKS; CHAPTER 1
- IRL READINGINTERAGENCY LANGUAGE ROUNDTABLE SKILL LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS FOR PROFICIENCY-READING
- JP 3-12JOINT CYBERSPACE OPERATIONSCh II
- JP 3-60JOINT TARGETINGCh IICh IIISTUDY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- JP 5-0JOINT PLANNINGCh IV
- NAVEDTRA 14088ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN VOLUME 03-COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMSCh 3Ch 7
- NAVEDTRA 14168ANAVAL SPACECh 7
- NAVEDTRA 14182ANEETS MODULE 10-WAVE PROPAGATION, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND ANTENNASCh 2
- NAVEDTRA 14189ANEETS MODULE 17-RADIO-FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS PRINCIPLESCh 1Ch 2Ch 4Ch 5
- NAVEDTRA 14190ANEETS MODULE 18-RADAR PRINCIPLESCh 1
- NAVEDTRA 15028 IT MOD 3COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND NETWORKINGCh 2Ch 3
- NAVY FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY BONUS PROGRAM GUIDANCE FOR ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENTS MEMO,
- NETA 1400 MODULE 2THE DETAILS: TELEPHONY/SATELLITE IDENTIFIERS
- NETA 2401 MODULE 1TARGET TRIAGE
- NSA SLOTSNSANET "GO TOOLS"
- NTTP 3-13.1THEATER AND CAMPAIGN INFORMATION OPERATIONS PLANNING (U)Ch 2Ch 3
- NWP 3-12CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS EDITION FEBRUARY 2018Ch 3
- NWP 3-63 VOL 1 - COMPUTER NETWORK OPERATIONS; SECTION 3.5 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO CNO
- NWP 5-01NAVY PLANNINGCh 2Ch 4Ch 5STUDY NAVY PLANNING PROCESS
- OPNAVINST 5200.37ANAVY LANGUAGE TESTING PROGRAM
- OPNAVINST 5400.46COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM
- OPNAVINST 7220.7HFOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY BONUS PROGRAM
- SECNAVINST 5510.30CDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM (U)Encl 4Encl 12
- SECNAVINST 5510.36BDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAMEncl 2
- TEXTA MANUAL ANNEX A, ANNEX A
- TITLE 1 FISAPROCEDURES IMPLEMENTINGSec 5
- USSID 100,
- USSID 101,
- USSID 104,
- USSID 109,
- USSID 110,
- USSID 111,
- USSID 116,
- USSID 121,
- USSID 122,
- USSID 13,
- USSID 18 ANNEX,
- USSID 2,
- USSID 201,
- USSID 212,
- USSID 213,
- USSID 217,
- USSID 303,
- USSID 307,
- USSID 312,
- USSID 324,
- USSID 327,
- USSID 4,
- USSID 401,
- USSID 6000,
Exam topics
5 topics · 17 subtopicsWhat this exam covers, from the official topics list published with the bib.
COLLECTIONS OPERATIONSDATAFLOW · EQUIPMENT · MISSION MANAGEMENT
CRYPTOLOGIC FUNDAMENTALSCELLULAR FUNDAMENTALS · COMPUTER NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS · OPERATIONS · RF FUNDAMENTALS
DISSEMINATIONCUSTOMER & PARTNER RELATIONS · INTELLIGENCE REPORTING · TIMELINES
POLICY & ADMINISTRATIONCLASSIFICATION · LREC · ORGANIZATION & STRUCTURE · SECURITY
PROCESSING & EXPLOITATIONOPERATIONS · TIMELINES · TOOLS & DATABASES
Substitute exams are given after the Regular exam to sailors who couldn't take it as scheduled. Study this list only if you're taking the substitute.
- BORESIGHT USER MANUALVER 6.6.1Sec 2
- CJCSM 6510.01BCYBER INCIDENT HANDLING PROGRAMEncl BNSANET "GO REPORTING"
- COMNAVIFORINST 1550.1BNAVAL INFORMATION FORCES LANGUAGE READINESS PROGRAMSec 10
- CRITIC HANDBOOK, APPENDIX A, B, D, M, Q; SECTION CRITIC REPORTING PROCESS, TRAINING
- DATA WAREHOUSESNSANET GO "CWH"
- DD-006-23(CHANGE 1)KLIEGLIGHT AND TACTICAL REPORTING MANUALAnnex ASECTION REPORT VEHICLES
- DD-008-19(CHANGE 5)COMPONENTS OF AN NSA PRODUCTSec 16Sec 18
- DD-010-12(CHANGE 17)IDENTITIES IN SIGINT MANUAL
- DJSIGDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM (DODIIS) JOINT SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDECh 3Sec 3
- DODD 5160.41EDEFENSE LANGUAGE, REGIONAL EXPERTISE, AND CULTURE (LREC) PROGRAMEncl 2Sec 2
- DODM 5105.21 VOL 2 CHG 2SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PHYSICAL SECURITY, VISITOR CONTROL, AND TECHNICAL SECURITYEncl 2Encl 3Encl 4
- DODM 5105.21 VOL 3 CHG 2SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PERSONNEL SECURITY, INDUSTRIAL SECURITY, AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIESEncl 5
- DODM 5200.01 VOL 1DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: OVERVIEW, CLASSIFICATION, AND DECLASSIFICATIONEncl 3Encl 5
- DODM 5200.01 VOLUME 3(WITH CHANGE-3)DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATIONEncl 3
- DODM 5240.01PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF DOD INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
- DODM S-5240.01-APROCEDURES GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF DOD INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES: ANNEX GOVERNING SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION AND DATA COLLECTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 1.7(C) OF E.O. 12333Sec 2Sec 3
- DRT APPENDIX CDMA, SECTION 11, 2
- DRT APPENDIX GSM, SECTION 3
- GEONET GEOLOCATION THEORY VER. 4.3.2, CHAPTER 4
- HITS SURFACE USER MANUAL V.4.0.2, SECTION 1
- ILR SKILL DESCRIPTIONSURL HTTPS://WWW.GOVTILR.ORG
- INFO OPS GLOBAL AUGMENTATION POLICY,
- INTRO TO GSM, CHAPTER 1
- JP 2-01JOINT AND NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO MILITARY OPERATIONSCh IICh III
- JP 3-60JOINT TARGETINGCh ICh IISTUDY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- NAVEDTRA 14088ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN VOLUME 03-COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMSCh 1
- NAVEDTRA 14168ANAVAL SPACECh 3Ch 4
- NAVEDTRA 14182ANEETS MODULE 10-WAVE PROPAGATION, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND ANTENNASCh 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4
- NAVEDTRA 14184ANEETS MODULE 12- MODULATIONCh 2.2
- NAVEDTRA 14189ANEETS MODULE 17-RADIO-FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS PRINCIPLESCh 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4
- NAVEDTRA 14190ANEETS MODULE 18-RADAR PRINCIPLESCh 1Ch 2
- NAVEDTRA 15028 IT MOD 3COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND NETWORKINGCh 1Ch 3Ch 4
- NAVY-WIDE OPTASK CRYPTOLOGY 2022,
- NETA 2401 MODULE 2GEOLOCATION ANALYSIS
- NTTP 3-13.1THEATER AND CAMPAIGN INFORMATION OPERATIONS PLANNING (U)Ch 2
- NWP 2-01 JOINT AND NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO NAVAL OPERATIONS; CHAPTER 3
- NWP 3-12CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS EDITION FEBRUARY 2018Ch 1
- NWP 3-56 COMPOSITE WARFAREMARITIME OPERATIONS AT THE TACTICAL LEVEL OF WARCh 1Ch 3
- OPNAV 1650.32 CTI LING OF YEAR,
- OPNAVINST 7220.7HFOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY BONUS PROGRAM
- SECNAVINST 5510.30CDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM (U)Ch 2Encl 3Encl 4Encl 7
- SECNAVINST 5510.36BDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM
- SPM HANDBOOKTHE SIGINT PROTECTIVE MEASURES HANDBOOKANNEX B, C, SECTION 6, D, SECTION 4
- USSID 100,
- USSID 101,
- USSID 104,
- USSID 109,
- USSID 116,
- USSID 121,
- USSID 122,
- USSID 13,
- USSID 2000,
- USSID 212,
- USSID 213,
- USSID 217,
- USSID 303,
- USSID 307,
- USSID 308,
- USSID 311,
- USSID 314,
- USSID 324,
- USSID 326,
- USSID 327,
- USSID 4,
- USSID 400,
- USSID 401,
- USSS GLOSSARY,
Exam topics
5 topics · 17 subtopicsWhat this exam covers, from the official topics list published with the bib.
COLLECTIONS OPERATIONSDATAFLOW · EQUIPMENT · MISSION MANAGEMENT
CRYPTOLOGIC FUNDAMENTALSCELLULAR FUNDAMENTALS · COMPUTER NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS · OPERATIONS · RF FUNDAMENTALS
DISSEMINATIONCUSTOMER & PARTNER RELATIONS · INTELLIGENCE REPORTING · TIMELINES
POLICY & ADMINISTRATIONCLASSIFICATION · LREC · ORGANIZATION & STRUCTURE · SECURITY
PROCESSING & EXPLOITATIONOPERATIONS · TIMELINES · TOOLS & DATABASES
Official notes and source
- Reference links previously provided on this site have been permanently removed to comply with DoD security policies.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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Source: the official March 2027 E-6 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective October 2026).