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CTR E-6 Bibs · March 2027

Cryptologic Technician (Collection) · Effective October 2026 · 69 references on the Regular exam

  1. A-231-1460 (COMMUNICATIONS SIGNALS COLLECTION COURSE (CSCC)) SECTION 2-1-5
    (U) DESCRIBING THE COLLECTION MANAGEMENT PROCESS
    Unit 2
  2. A-231-1460 (COMMUNICATIONS SIGNALS COLLECTION COURSE (CSCC)) SECTION 2-5-1
    (U) MEASURING PARAMETERS OF A WAVEFORM
  3. A-231-1460 (COMMUNICATIONS SIGNALS COLLECTION COURSE (CSCC)) SECTION 3-2-1
    (U) ANALYZING AMPLITUDE SHIFT KEYED SIGNALS
  4. A-231-1460 (COMMUNICATIONS SIGNALS COLLECTION COURSE (CSCC)) SECTION 3-2-2
    (U) ANALYZING FREQUENCY SHIFT KEYED (FSK) SIGNALS
  5. A-231-1460 (COMMUNICATIONS SIGNALS COLLECTION COURSE (CSCC)) SECTION 3-2-3
    (U) ANALYZING PHASE SHIFT KEYED (PSK) SIGNALS
    Unit 6
  6. A-231-1460 (COMMUNICATIONS SIGNALS COLLECTION COURSE (CSCC)) SECTION 3-3-1
    (U) IDENTIFYING MULTIPLEXING METHODS
  7. A-231-1460 (COMMUNICATIONS SIGNALS COLLECTION COURSE (CSCC)) SECTION 4-5-2
    (U) PROFORMA FUNDAMENTALS
  8. BORESIGHT USER MANUAL
    VER 6.6.1
    Sec 6
  9. CJCSM 3122.01A JOPES VOL1 CHG 1,  ENCLOSURE B
  10. CNSSI 4009.1
    NATIONAL INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA) GLOSSARY
  11. CRITIC HANDBOOK
    LETTER OF PROMULGATION
  12. DD-006-23(CHANGE 2)
    KLIEGLIGHT AND TACTICAL REPORTING MANUAL
    STUDY DATASET COMPOSITION
  13. DEPLOYABLE SECURITY TRAINER,  CHAPTER 10
  14. DODM 5105.21 VOL 1 CHG 2
    SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL - ADMINISTRATION OF INFORMATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY
    Encl 4
  15. DODM 5105.21 VOL 2 CHG 2
    SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PHYSICAL SECURITY, VISITOR CONTROL, AND TECHNICAL SECURITY
    Encl 2
  16. DODM 5105.21 VOL 3 CHG 2
    SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PERSONNEL SECURITY, INDUSTRIAL SECURITY, AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
    Encl 2Encl 5
  17. DODM 5200.01 VOLUME 3(WITH CHANGE-4)
    DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
    Encl 2Encl 3Encl 4
  18. DODM S-5240.01-A
    PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF DOD INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES: ANNEX GOVERNING SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION AND DATA COLLECTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 1.7(C) OF E.O. 12333
  19. DRT APPENDIX CDMA,  APPENDIX 2
  20. DRT APPENDIX GSM,  SECTION 2, 3
  21. DRT APPENDIX INMARSAT MINI-M,  CHAPTER 2
  22. DRT APPENDIX THURAYA 5.10.2,
  23. DRT1000 RECEIVE SOFTWARE MANUAL,  CHAPTER 1
  24. GEONET GEOLOCATION THEORY VER. 4.3.2,
  25. HITS SURFACE USER MANUAL V.4.0.2,  SECTION 9
  26. INFO OPS GLOBAL AUGMENTATION POLICY,  SECTION 4, 5
  27. INTRO TO GSM,
  28. JP 2-01
    JOINT AND NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO MILITARY OPERATIONS
    App FCh 1
  29. JP 3-13(CHANGE 1)
    INFORMATION OPERATIONS
    Ch 1Ch 2
  30. JP 3-14
    SPACE OPERATIONS
    Ch 1
  31. JP 3-60
    JOINT TARGETING
    Ch ICh III
  32. LTE STUDY GUIDE(SEPTEMBER 2022)
    LONG TERM EVOLUTION THEORY AND PRACTICE
    Ch 3
  33. NAVEDTRA 14168A
    NAVAL SPACE
    Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 7
  34. NAVEDTRA 14182A
    NEETS MODULE 10-WAVE PROPAGATION, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND ANTENNAS
    Ch 2Ch 4
  35. NAVEDTRA 14184A
    NEETS, MODULE 12--MODULATION PRINCIPLES
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3
  36. NAVEDTRA 14185A
    NEETS MODULE 13-NUMBER SYSTEMS AND LOGIC CIRCUITS
    Ch 1
  37. NAVEDTRA 14189A
    NEETS MODULE 17-RADIO-FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS PRINCIPLES
    Ch 1Ch 3Ch 4Sec 1
  38. NAVEDTRA 14190A
    NEETS MODULE 18-RADAR PRINCIPLES
    Ch 1
  39. NAVEDTRA 15022A
    CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN COLLECTION
    Ch 3Ch 7
  40. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK CRYPTOLOGY 2022
    STUDY COMMAND AND CONTROL
  41. NETA 1400 MODULE 2
    THE DETAILS: TELEPHONY/SATELLITE IDENTIFIERS
    NSANET, STUDY IPV4, TARGET PROCESSING
  42. NETA 2005(THROUGH VUPORT)
    NETA 2005 (INSTRUCTOR GUIDE) FROM ADET NSA
  43. NTTP 2-02.1
    STRIKE GROUP AND UNIT LEVEL CRYPTOLOGIC OPERATIONS (U)
    App AApp DCh 1Ch 2Ch 4
  44. NTTP 3-13.2
    NAVY INFORMATION OPERATION WARFARE COMMANDERS MANUAL
    Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5Ch 7
  45. NTTP 3-51.1
    NAVY ELECTRONIC WARFARE
    App CCh 3Ch 4
  46. NTTP 3-51.3
    COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONIC ATTACK
    Ch 3
  47. NTTP 3-51.4
    CRYPTOLOGIC OPERATIONS EMPLOYMENT GUIDE (COEG) FOR SURFACE FORCES
    App 6Ch 1Ch 2Ch 5Ch 6Ch 7Ch 9
  48. NWP 3-63 VOL 1 - COMPUTER NETWORK OPERATIONS; CHAPTER 3, 4, 5
  49. NWP 5-01 EDITION MAY 2021
    NAVY PLANNING
    Ch 2
  50. RASIN MANUAL (31DEC2011),  ANNEX E
  51. RPG-004-16(CHANGE 2)
    GUIDANCE FOR NSA REPORT PRECEDENCE
    Sec 3
  52. RPG-008-19(CHANGE 2)
    COMPONENTS OF A SIGINT PRODUCT
    Sec 8Sec 19
  53. RPG-010-19(CHANGE 2)
    GUIDANCE FOR REVISIONS AND RECALLS OF SIGINT REPORTS
  54. SECNAVINST 5510.30C
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM (U)
    Encl 4Encl 7
  55. SECNAVINST 5510.36B
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM
    Ch 1Ch 4Encl 3
  56. TEXTA MANUAL
    MAIN DOCUMENT
  57. TRAF 2105 (BASIC TRAFFIC ANALYSIS: CONNECTING THE DOTS) INSTRUCTOR VERSION
    CRITICAL THINKING
    Module 2Module 4
  58. USSID 100,
  59. USSID 101,
  60. USSID 109,
  61. USSID 116,
  62. USSID 18,
  63. USSID 2,
  64. USSID 201,
  65. USSID 203,
  66. USSID 213,
  67. USSID 307,
  68. USSID 316,
  69. USSID 400,

Exam topics

7 topics · 27 subtopics

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

ANALYSISNODAL · SIGNALS · TRAFFIC
AUTHORITIES AND DIRECTIVESFLEET · NATIONAL
COLLECTION OPERATIONSFLEET SYSTEMS · NATIONAL SYSTEMS · RESOURCE MANAGEMENT · WATCHSTANDING FUNCTIONS · WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY PROTOCOL
CRYPTOLOGIC FUNDAMENTALSANTENNA THEORY · GEOLOCATION/DF · MATHEMATICS · MODULATION · ORBITAL MECHANICS · RF THEORY · WAVE PROPAGATION
INFORMATION OPERATIONSEW · MISO · OPSEC · PLANNING
REPORTINGCUSTOMER RELATIONS · SERIALIZED REPORTS · TIME SENSITIVE
SECURITYINFORMATION · PERSONNEL · PHYSICAL
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  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.
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Source: the official March 2027 E-6 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective October 2026).