CTM2 · E-5 BIBLIOGRAPHY · MARCH 2027 EXAMActive duty & FTS
CTM E-5 Bibs · March 2027
Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) · Effective October 2026 · 48 references on the Regular exam
- CJCSM 6510.01BCYBER INCIDENT HANDLING PROGRAMAPPENDIX A TO ENCLOSURE B TABLE B-A-1
- COMNAVIWTGINST 3502.2ACRYPTOLOGY USER GUIDE (1)
- COMPTIA SECURITY+ STUDY GUIDECOMPTIA SECURITY+ STUDY GUIDE, FIFTH EDITIONSTUDY TOPICS ON CRYPTOGRAPHY BASICS
- COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3 VOLUME VI REV D CH 2JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL (JFMM) VOLUME VI MAINTENANCE PROGRAMSApp ACh 2Ch 19Ch 19-6
- DJSIG(2026)DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM JOINT SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE (DJSIG)App CPage C-50Sec 1Sec 3Sec E
- DODM 5105.21 VOL 2 CHG 2SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PHYSICAL SECURITY, VISITOR CONTROL, AND TECHNICAL SECURITYEncl 2Encl 4
- DODM 5105.21 VOL 3 CHG 2SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PERSONNEL SECURITY, INDUSTRIAL SECURITY, AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIESEncl 2
- EKMS 1EEKMS 1EAnnex MCh 1Ch 5Ch 9Ch 10
- INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MARKINGS SYSTEM REGISTER AND MANUAL VER. 2023.1INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MARKINGS SYSTEM REGISTER AND MANUAL VERSION 2023.1Ch B
- JP 3-85JOINT ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONSCh 2
- MIL-STD-1310H(NAVY)SHIPBOARD BONDING, GROUNDING, AND OTHER TECHNIQUES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY, ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE (EMP) MITIGATION, AND SAFETYSec 3Sec 5
- NAVEDTRA 14088 ET VOL3ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN VOLUME 03-COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMSCh 1Ch 3Ch 8
- NAVEDTRA 14091 DIGITAL DATA SYSELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN, VOLUME 06--DIGITAL DATA SYSTEMSCh 5
- NAVEDTRA 14173ANEETS MODULE 1-MATTER, ENERGY, AND DIRECT CURRENTCh 1Ch 3
- NAVEDTRA 14175ANEETS MODULE 3-CIRCUIT PROTECTION, CONTROL AND MEASUREMENTApp A
- NAVEDTRA 14176ANEETS MODULE 4-ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS, WIRING TECHNIQUES, AND SCHEMATIC READINGCh 3
- NAVEDTRA 14179ANEETS MODULE 7-SOLID-STATE DEVICES AND POWER SUPPLIESCh 2Ch 4
- NAVEDTRA 14180A NEETS MOD 8NEETS MODULE 8-AMPLIFIERSCh 1
- NAVEDTRA 14182A NEETS MOD 10NEETS MODULE 10-WAVE PROPAGATION, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND ANTENNASCh 1Ch 2Ch 4
- NAVEDTRA 14185ANEETS MODULE 13-NUMBER SYSTEMS AND LOGIC CIRCUITSCh 1
- NAVEDTRA 14188ANEETS MODULE 16-TEST EQUIPMENTCh 1Ch 2
- NAVEDTRA 14189ANEETS MODULE 17-RADIO-FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS PRINCIPLESCh 2
- NAVEDTRA 14191NEETS MODULE 19-THE TECHNICIANS HANDBOOKCh 1
- NAVEDTRA 14196ANEETS MODULE 24-FIBER OPTICSCh 2Ch 4Ch 5Ch 7
- NAVEDTRA 14222INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN TRAINING SERIES, MODULE 01--ADMINISTRATION AND SECURITYCh 1
- NAVEDTRA 14224 IT NETWORK COMMSINFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN TRAINING SERIES, MODULE 03--NETWORK COMMUNICATIONSCh 1
- NAVEDTRA 14225A IT COMMUNICATIONSINFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN TRAINING SERIES, MODULE 04--COMMUNICATIONS HARDWARECh 2
- NAVEDTRA 15024A(INTERACTIVE ONLINE CTM RTM COURSE)CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN MAINTENANCE (CTM) RATE TRAINING MANUAL
- NAVEDTRA 15028 IT MOD 3COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND NETWORKINGCh 3Ch 4
- NAVSEA 0400-AD-URM-010/TUM REV 08TAGOUT USERS MANUALApp BApp K
- NAVSEA S9086-KC-STM-010/300(REV. 11)NAVAL SHIPS TECHNICAL MANUAL CHAPTER 300-- ELECTRIC PLANT - GENERALCh 2
- NAVSEA S9086-S3-STM-010(VOLUME-1)(CHAPTER-555)(REVISION-17)NAVAL SHIPS TECHNICAL MANUAL CHAPTER 555 SURFACE SHIP FIREFIGHTINGSec 555-1.6
- NAVSEAINST 4790.8D 3MSHIPS MAINTENANCE AND MATERIAL MANAGEMENT (3-M) MANUALApp CSEC I, CHAP 2, 6
- NTRP 1-03.1(FORMERLY NWP 1-03.1)OPERATIONAL REPORTSCh 1Ch 4
- NTTP 2-02.1STRIKE GROUP AND UNIT LEVEL CRYPTOLOGIC OPERATIONS (U)Ch 3
- NTTP 3-13.1THEATER AND CAMPAIGN INFORMATION OPERATIONS PLANNING (U)Ch 5
- NTTP 3-13.10SUBMARINE ELECTRONIC WARFAREApp AApp BCh 4Figure B
- NTTP 3-13.2NAVY INFORMATION OPERATION WARFARE COMMANDERS MANUALCh 4Ch 5Ch 7
- NTTP 3-51.1NAVY ELECTRONIC WARFAREApp CCh 1Ch 4
- NTTP 3-51.4CRYPTOLOGIC OPERATIONS EMPLOYMENT GUIDE (COEG) FOR SURFACE FORCESApp AApp DCh 2Ch 3Ch 5Ch 6Figure 5
- NWP 3-12CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS EDITION FEBRUARY 2018App BCh 4
- NWP 5-01 EDITION MAY 2021NAVY PLANNINGCh 2
- OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS 10TH EDITIONOPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS 10TH EDITION (ISBN 978-1-119-32091-3)STUDY TOPICS ON PROCESS CREATION
- OPNAV M-5100.23 CH-3NAVY SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMCh 2
- OPNAVINST 5100.19 NAVOSH VOLUME 1NAVY SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH (SOH) PROGRAM MANUAL FOR FORCES AFLOAT GENERALCh A2
- SECNAVINST 5510.30CDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM (U)Ch 1Ch 4Encl 4Encl 10
- SECNAVINST 5510.36BDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAMEncl 2
- WFIP 507 FWAR FIGHTING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (WFIP) NUMBER 507 FOXTROT
Exam topics
4 topics · 16 subtopicsWhat this exam covers, from the official topics list published with the bib.
FLEET OPERATIONSCOMMUNICATIONS · CSTT · INFORMATION WARFARE · SYSTEMS · WATCHSTANDING
GENERAL MAINTENANCEFUNDAMENTALS · RF INFRASTRUCTURE · TROUBLESHOOTING
NETWORK AND SYSTEM ADMINISTRATIONARCHITECTURE · CYBER · HARDWARE · INFORMATION ASSURANCE · OPERATING SYSTEMS
SECURITY AND ADMINISTRATIONCOMSEC · PERSONNEL · PHYSICAL
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.
- AN/ULR-22(V3) RUTHLESS RAVEN SAM 8701288-OM ORIGINAL VER 2.4.XAN/ULR-22(V3) RUTHLESS RAVEN SAM 8701288-OM ORIGINAL VER 2.4.XCh 4
- ARCHITECTURE OF COMPUTER HARDWARETHE ARCHITECTURE OF COMPUTER HARDWARE, SYSTEMS SOFTWARE, AND NETWORKING, AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPROACH, 5TH EDITIONCh 7Ch 8
- CJCSM 6510.01BCYBER INCIDENT HANDLING PROGRAMAPPENDIX A TO ENCL B
- COMNAVSURFPACINST 4790.1KSURFACE FORCE MAINTENANCE AND MATERIAL MANAGEMENT 365 PROGRAMCh 1
- COMPTIA SECURITY+ STUDY GUIDECOMPTIA SECURITY+ STUDY GUIDE, FIFTH EDITIONSTUDY TOPICS ON IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL RISKS, KERBEROS
- COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3 VOLUME VI REV D CH 2JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL (JFMM) VOLUME VI MAINTENANCE PROGRAMSCh 2
- CSOSS USERS MANUALCOMBAT SYSTEM OPERATIONAL SEQUENCING SYSTEM (CSOSS) USERS MANUALCh 4
- DJSIGDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM (DODIIS) JOINT SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE (DJSIG)App ESec 1Sec 3STUDY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- DODM 5105.21 VOL 3 CHG 2SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PERSONNEL SECURITY, INDUSTRIAL SECURITY, AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIESEncl 2
- EKMS 1EEKMS 1ECHAPTER 1005 IDENTIFICATION OF PDSS, 165 LOCAL ELEMENT, 510 TWO PERSON INTEGRITY REQUIREMENTS\R\NB. MATERIAL REQUIRING TPI AT THE ACCOUNT MANAGER LEVEL, 5D TPI HANDLING AND STORAGE AT THE LOCAL ELEMENT LEVEL, 5G EMERGENCY ACCESS TO CONTA
- MIKE MEYERS CERTIFICATION PASSPORT NETWORK +COMPTIA NETWORK+ CERTIFICATION PASSPORTSTUDY TOPIC ON NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS, NETWORK HARDWARESTUDY TOPICS ON SYSTEM LOGS, TCP/IP
- MIL-STD-1310H(NAVY)SHIPBOARD BONDING, GROUNDING, AND OTHER TECHNIQUES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY, ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE (EMP) MITIGATION, AND SAFETYSec 3Sec 5
- NAVEDTRA 14086AELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN VOLUME 01 SAFETY AND ADMINISTRATIONCh 1Ch 2Ch 3
- NAVEDTRA 14088 ET VOL3ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN VOLUME 03-COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMSCh 2Ch 3
- NAVEDTRA 14091 DIGITAL DATA SYSELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN, VOLUME 06--DIGITAL DATA SYSTEMSCh 4
- NAVEDTRA 14173A NEETS MOD 1NEETS MODULE 1-MATTER, ENERGY, AND DIRECT CURRENTCh 1Ch 3
- NAVEDTRA 14174A NEETS, MOD 2NEETS MONULE 2-ALTERNATING CURRENT, AND TRANSFORMERSCh 2Ch 3Ch 5
- NAVEDTRA 14175A NEETS MOD 3NEETS MODULE 3-CIRCUIT PROTECTION, CONTROL AND MEASUREMENTCh 3
- NAVEDTRA 14176A NEETS MOD 4NEETS MODULE 4-ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS, WIRING TECHNIQUES, AND SCHEMATIC READINGCh 3
- NAVEDTRA 14179A NEETS MOD 7NEETS MODULE 7-SOLID-STATE DEVICES AND POWER SUPPLIESCh 2Ch 4
- NAVEDTRA 14180A NEETS MOD 8NEETS MODULE 8-AMPLIFIERSCh 1
- NAVEDTRA 14182A NEETS MOD 10NEETS MODULE 10-WAVE PROPAGATION, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND ANTENNASCh 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4
- NAVEDTRA 14184A NEETS MOD 12NEETS MODULE 12- MODULATIONCh 1
- NAVEDTRA 14185A NEETS MOD 13NEETS MODULE 13-NUMBER SYSTEMS AND LOGIC CIRCUITSCh 1Ch 2
- NAVEDTRA 14188A NEETS MOD 16NEETS MODULE 16-TEST EQUIPMENTCh 2Ch 6
- NAVEDTRA 14189A NEETS MOD 17NEETS MODULE 17-RADIO-FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS PRINCIPLESCh 2Ch 3
- NAVEDTRA 14191 NEETS MOD 19NEETS MODULE 19-THE TECHNICIANS HANDBOOKCh 1
- NAVEDTRA 14193A NEETS MOD 21NEETS MODULE 21-TEST METHODS AND PRACTICESApp 1Ch 1Ch 5
- NAVEDTRA 14196A NEETS MOD 24NEETS MODULE 24-FIBER OPTICSCh 3Ch 4
- NAVEDTRA 14224 IT NETWORK COMMSINFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN TRAINING SERIES, MODULE 03--NETWORK COMMUNICATIONSCh 3
- NAVEDTRA 15024A(INTERACTIVE ONLINE CTM RTM COURSE)CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN MAINTENANCE (CTM) RATE TRAINING MANUALCh 1Ch 5Ch 7Ch 9Ch 10
- NAVEDTRA 15028 IT MOD 3COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND NETWORKINGCh 1Ch 3
- NAVSEAINST 4790.8D 3MSHIPS MAINTENANCE AND MATERIAL MANAGEMENT (3-M) MANUALApp EApp FCh 2Ch 4
- NTTP 2-02.1STRIKE GROUP AND UNIT LEVEL CRYPTOLOGIC OPERATIONS (U)App AApp CApp DCh 1Ch 3Sec 2
- NTTP 3-13.10SUBMARINE ELECTRONIC WARFAREApp B
- NTTP 3-13.2NAVY INFORMATION OPERATION WARFARE COMMANDERS MANUALCh 3Ch 6Ch 7
- NWP 1-03.1 CHG 4OPERATIONAL REPORTSCh 4
- NWP 5-01 EDITION MAY 2021NAVY PLANNINGCh 2Ch 4
- OPNAVINST 5100.19FNAVY SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH (SOH) PROGRAM MANUAL FOR FORCES AFLOATSec C
- OPNAVINST 5100.23 CH3SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMApp B
- SECNAV M-5510.30DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAMCh 1Ch 2Ch 4Ch 7Ch 9
- SECNAV M-5510.36DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAMCh 2Ch 5Ch 6Ch 10
- SNOOP INSTALL GUIDEAN/USQ-149(V2) CLUSTER SNOOP INSTALLATION MANUAL
- THE TCP/IP GUIDETHE TCP/IP GUIDE, A COMPREHENSIVE, ILLUSTRATED INTERNET PROTOCOLS REFERENCESTUDY TOPICS ON ADDRESS RESOLUTION PROTOCOL, NETWORKING INTRODUCTION
Exam topics
4 topics · 16 subtopicsWhat this exam covers, from the official topics list published with the bib.
FLEET OPERATIONSCOMMUNICATIONS · CSTT · INFORMATION WARFARE · SYSTEMS · WATCHSTANDING
GENERAL MAINTENANCEFUNDAMENTALS · RF INFRASTRUCTURE · TROUBLESHOOTING
NETWORK AND SYSTEM ADMINISTRATIONARCHITECTURE · CYBER · HARDWARE · INFORMATION ASSURANCE · OPERATING SYSTEMS
SECURITY AND ADMINISTRATIONCOMSEC · PERSONNEL · PHYSICAL
Official notes and source
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- 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-5 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective October 2026).