ETV2 · E-5 BIBLIOGRAPHY · MARCH 2027 EXAMActive duty & FTS
ETV E-5 Bibs · March 2027
Electronics Technician (Submarine - Navigation) · Effective October 2026 · 49 references on the Regular exam
- 5006552(REVISION-C)VOYAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OPERATORS MANUALCh 2Ch 3Ch 6Ch 7Ch 8Ch 10Ch 11Ch 13
- CHART NO. 1(EDITION-13)U.S. CHART NO. 1 SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS USED ON PAPER AND ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS
- COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPAC OPORD 2000-21(WITH CHANGE-1)COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPAC OPORD 2000-21 (U)Annex C
- COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPACINST 2305.1A(WITH ACN 1-2)DOCTRINE FOR SUBMARINE INTERIOR COMMUNICATIONSCh 3
- COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPACINST 5400.49A(WITH CHANGE-3)SUBMARINE ORGANIZATION AND REGULATIONS MANUAL (SORM)Ch 1Ch 2Ch 4Ch 5
- COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPACINST C3120.26CSUBMARINE OPERATIONS MANUALCh 1
- COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3, VOLUME V(REVISION-D)(WITH CHANGE-5)JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL (JFMM) VOLUME V QUALITY MAINTENANCEPART 1, APPN A, 1, CH 1, 1, CH 11, 1, CH 19, 1, CH 2, 1, CH 5
- COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3, VOLUME VI(REVISION-D)(WITH CHANGE-5)JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL VOLUME VI MAINTENANCE PROGRAMSCh 5Ch 6Ch 19
- CTG 114.3/CTG 114.4 JOINT OPORD 8110-25(U) TASK GROUP 114.3/114.4 JOINT OPORD 8110-25 - OPERATION AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE STRATEGIC SUBMARINE FORCEAnnex C
- NAVEDTRA 14089ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN, VOLUME 4--RADAR SYSTEMSCh 1
- NAVEDTRA 14120AINTERIOR COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRICIAN, VOLUME 1Ch 5Ch 9
- NAVEDTRA 14173ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 1- MATTER, ENERGY, AND DIRECT CURRENTApp ECh 1Ch 3
- NAVEDTRA 14174ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 2 -ALTERNATING CURRENT AND TRANSFORMERSApp ACh 2Ch 3Ch 5
- NAVEDTRA 14176ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 4-ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS, WIRING TECHNIQUES, AND SCHEMATIC READINGCh 1
- NAVEDTRA 14179ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 7-SOLID-STATE DEVICES AND POWER SUPPLIESCh 3Ch 4
- NAVEDTRA 14182ANEETS, MODULE 10--INTRODUCTION TO WAVE PROPAGATION, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND ANTENNASCh 1
- NAVEDTRA 14185ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 13--INTRODUCTION TO NUMBER SYSTEMS AND LOGIC CIRCUITSApp B
- NAVEDTRA 14190ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 18--RADAR PRINCIPLESCh 2
- NAVEDTRA 14191NAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 19--THE TECHNICIAN'S HANDBOOK
- NAVEDTRA 14193ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 21-TEST METHODS AND PRACTICESCh 1
- NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK(2024)NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOKRule 17
- NAVSEA S0400-AD-URM-010/TUM(REVISION-8)TAG-OUT USERS MANUALCh 1
- NAVSEA S9086-KC-STM-010(CHAPTER-300)(REVISION-11)NAVAL SHIPS' TECHNICAL MANUAL CHAPTER 300 ELECTRIC PLANT - GENERALSec 2
- NAVSEA S9427-AQ-OMP-010/WSN-7(REVISION-3)INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM AN/WSN-7A (V) 1 AND AN/WSN-7A (V) 2 RING LASER GYRO NAVIGATOROPERATION AND MAINTENANCE WITH PARTS LISTCh 2Ch 3
- NAVSEA S9430-AE-MMA-020(REVISION-1)(WITH CHANGE-D)INTERCOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AN/WIC-2B(V) TRIDENT CLASS SHIPSCh 5Ch 6
- NAVSEA S9437-AU-MMA-010(REVISION-2)TANK LEVEL INDICATING (TLI) SYSTEM, SSBN AND SEAWOLF CLASSCh 1Ch 3Ch 8
- NAVSEA S9510-AB-ATM-010/(U) VOLUME 1(REVISION-6)NUCLEAR POWERED SUBMARINE ATMOSPHERE CONTROL MANUALCh 4
- NAVSEA S9515-AB-MMM-010(REVISION-2)CENTRAL ATMOSPHERE MONITORING SYSTEM, MARK II, P/N 370000-001, DATA ITEM C003Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5Ch 6
- NAVSEA S9560-B3-MMA-010(WITH CHANGE-P)VIRGINIA CLASS SHIP CONTROL SYSTEM SHIP CONTROL STATION, REMOTE INTERFACE CONTROLLERS, AND REDUNDANCY INTERFACE BOXESCh 1Ch 3Ch 5Ch 6Ch 7
- NAVSEA S9560-BK-MMA-010(VOLUME-1)(CHAPTER-1 & 2)(WITH CHANGE-G)SHIP CONTROL STATION (SCS) MODEL SC1B, P/N 401-6357300VOLUME 1, CHAPTER 1, GENERAL INFORMATION, CHAPTER 2, OPERATION INSTRUCTIONSCh 1
- NAVSEA S9560-CU-MMA-030(VOLUME-3)(CHAPTER- 4 & 6)(WITH CHANGES A-E)SSGN CLASS, SHIP CONTROL STATION (SCS) MODEL SC1B, PN 401-6357300CHAPTER 4 SCHEDULED ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL MAINTENANCECHAPTER 6 CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCECh 4
- NAVSEA S9563-AA-MMA-010(WITH CHANGES A-H)HOVERING VALVE POSITION CONTROL UNITCh 3
- NAVSEA S9SSN-W4-SSM-EC0(VOLUME-3)(PART-3)(CHAPTER-3)(WITH CHANGE-11)BALLAST CONTROL PANELSec 2
- NAVSEA S9SSN-W4-SSM-NA0(REVISION-2)(WITH CHANGE-2)SHIPS OPERATING PROCEDURES (688 CLASS)Sec 61-7
- NAVSEA S9SSN-ZQ-SSM-DG0(VOLUME-3)(PART-2)(CHAPTER-2)(WITH CHANGE-10)SSN774 CLASS SHIP SYSTEMS MANUAL, VOLUME 3 SHIP CONTROL SYSTEMS, PART 2 STEERING AND DIVING CONTROL, CHAPTER 2 HOVERING AND DEPTH CONTROL SYSTEMSec 1
- NAVSEA S9SSN-ZQ-SSM-DH0(VOLUME-3)(PART-2)(CHAPTER-3)(WITH CHANGE-9)SSN774 CLASS SHIP SYSTEMS MANUAL, VOLUME 3 SHIP CONTROL SYSTEMS, PART 2 STEERING AND DIVING CONTROL, CHAPTER 3 DEPTH DETECTION SYSTEMCh 1Ch 3
- NAVSEA SE105-BD-MMA-A10(REVISION-2)INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (ICS)Ch 5
- NAVSEA SE178-A1-OMP-010(REVISION-1)INDICATOR-TRANSMITTER SET DIGITAL ELECTROMAGNETIC LOG AN/WSN-8 AND AN/WSN-8 WITH FIELD CHANGE 1 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE WITH PARTS LISTCh 1Ch 2Ch 4Ch 5Ch 6
- NAVSEA SE216-AA-MMO-010(CHANGE-D)AN/BPS-15H RADAR SET VOLUME 1Ch 2
- NAVSEA SN340-B0-MMO-010(REVISION-1)STABILIZED GYROCOMPASS SET AN/WSN-2 & -2ACh 2
- NAVSEAINST 4790.8DSHIPS 3-M MANUALApp CCh 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 6
- NIMA PUB NO 9(VOLUME-1)(2024)PUB. NO. 9 AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR AN EPITOME OF NAVIGATION VOLUME I 2024 EDITIONApp BCh 1Ch 2Ch 5Ch 7Ch 8Ch 28Ch 35
- NIMA PUB NO 9(VOLUME-2)(2024)PUB. NO. 9 AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR AN EPITOME OF NAVIGATION VOLUME II 2024 EDITIONCh 10Table 8
- NTTP 3-21.2(WITH CHANGE-1)COORDINATED SUBMARINE OPERATIONSCh 9
- NTTP 3-55.41.06(2017)AN/BPS-15 AND AN/BPS-16 RADAR SYSTEM EMPLOYMENT MANUALCh 1Ch 2
- OPNAVINST 3100.7CPREPARING, MAINTAINING AND SUBMITTING THE SHIP'S DECK LOGSec 1Sec 2
- SSP OD 66256 VOLUME-1(REVISION-B)(WITH CHANGE-2)NAVIGATION SUBSYSTEM
- SSP OD 66256 VOLUME-2(REVISION-B)(WITH CHANGE-2)NAVAIDS EQUIPMENTSec 1
- SSP OD 66261(REVISION-D)(WITH CHANGE-1)TRIDENT II SWS SHIPBOARD INTEGRATION PROGRAM NAVIGATION STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (U)
Exam topics
4 topics · 20 subtopicsWhat this exam covers, from the official topics list published with the bib.
AdministrationLogs · Publications · Training
Equipment Operation FundamentalsAtmosphere Monitoring · BCP/SCP · Depth Sensing · Gyrocompass · IC · RADAR · SCS · Speed Reference
MaintenanceAdmin · Corrective · Preventative · Troubleshooting
Navigation Planning/OperationsOpen Ocean · Operations Briefs · Piloting · Strategic Planning · VMS/NECDIS
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.
- 5006552(REVISION-C)VOYAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OPERATORS MANUALCh 1Ch 4Ch 5Ch 11
- ANNEX W TO CTG 114.4 CTG 114.3 JOINT OPORD 8110-25(U) ANNEX W TO CTG 114.4/CTG 114.3 JOINT OPORD 8110-25App 4
- CHART NO. 1(EDITION-13)U.S. CHART NO. 1 SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS USED ON PAPER AND ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHARTSCh 23
- COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPAC OPORD 2000-21(WITH CHANGE-1)COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPAC OPORD 2000-21 (U)Annex 4Annex 6Annex C
- COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPACINST 5400.49A(WITH CHANGE-3)SUBMARINE ORGANIZATION AND REGULATIONS MANUAL (SORM)Ch 5
- COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPACINST C3120.26CSUBMARINE OPERATIONS MANUALApp ACh 1Ch 4Ch 5
- COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3, VOLUME V(REVISION-D)(WITH CHANGE-3)JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL (JFMM) COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3 VOLUME V QUALITY MAINTENANCECh 1Ch 13
- COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3, VOLUME VI(REVISION-D)(WITH CHANGE-4)JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL VOLUME VI MAINTENANCE PROGRAMSCh 5
- NAVEDTRA 14086AELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN, VOLUME 1 SAFETY AND ADMINISTRATIONCh 1
- NAVEDTRA 14120AINTERIOR COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRICIAN, VOLUME 1Ch 5Ch 9
- NAVEDTRA 14173ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 1- MATTER, ENERGY, AND DIRECT CURRENTApp AApp ECh 1Ch 3
- NAVEDTRA 14174ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 2 -ALTERNATING CURRENT AND TRANSFORMERSApp AApp DCh 1Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5
- NAVEDTRA 14176ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 4-ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS, WIRING TECHNIQUES, AND SCHEMATIC READINGApp BCh 2Ch 3
- NAVEDTRA 14185ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 13--INTRODUCTION TO NUMBER SYSTEMS AND LOGIC CIRCUITSCh 2
- NAVEDTRA 14187ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 15-PRINCIPLES OF SYNCHROS, SERVOS, AND GYROSCh 1
- NAVEDTRA 14188ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 16- TEST EQUIPMENTCh 1Ch 3Ch 6
- NAVEDTRA 14190ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 18--RADAR PRINCIPLESCh 1
- NAVEDTRA 14191NAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 19--THE TECHNICIAN'S HANDBOOKCh 1
- NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK(2024)NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOKRule 7Rule 27Rule 33
- NAVSEA S0400-AD-URM-010/TUM(REVISION-8)TAG-OUT USERS MANUALApp DCh 1
- NAVSEA S9086-KC-STM-010(CHAPTER-300)(REVISION-11)NAVAL SHIPS' TECHNICAL MANUAL CHAPTER 300 ELECTRIC PLANT - GENERALSec 2
- NAVSEA S9427-AQ-OMP-010/WSN-7(REVISION-3)INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM AN/WSN-7A (V) 1 AND AN/WSN-7A (V) 2 RING LASER GYRO NAVIGATOROPERATION AND MAINTENANCE WITH PARTS LISTCh 4
- NAVSEA S9430-AE-MMA-020(REVISION-1)(WITH CHANGE-D)INTERCOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AN/WIC-2B(V) TRIDENT CLASS SHIPSCh 3Ch 5
- NAVSEA S9437-AU-MMA-010(REVISION-2)TANK LEVEL INDICATING (TLI) SYSTEM, SSBN AND SEAWOLF CLASS
- NAVSEA S9437-BR-MMA-010TANK LEVEL INDICATING SYSTEMMAINTENANCE, GROOMING AND TROUBLESHOOTING INSTRUCTIONSCh 2
- NAVSEA S9510-AB-ATM-010/(U) VOLUME 1(REVISION-6)NUCLEAR POWERED SUBMARINE ATMOSPHERE CONTROL MANUALCh 6
- NAVSEA S9515-AB-MMM-010(REVISION-2)CENTRAL ATMOSPHERE MONITORING SYSTEM, MARK II, P/N 370000-001, DATA ITEM C003Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 6Ch 7
- NAVSEA S9560-B3-MMA-010(WITH CHANGE-P)VIRGINIA CLASS SHIP CONTROL SYSTEM SHIP CONTROL STATION, REMOTE INTERFACE CONTROLLERS, AND REDUNDANCY INTERFACE BOXESCh 1Ch 3
- NAVSEA S9560-BK-MMA-020(CHAPTER-5)(PART-1)(REVISION-1)SHIP CONTROL STATION (SCS) MODEL SC1B, PN 401-6357300 CHAPTER 5 TROUBLESHOOTING INSTRUCTIONS PART 1
- NAVSEA S9563-AA-MMA-010(WITH CHANGES A-H)HOVERING VALVE POSITION CONTROL UNITCh 3
- NAVSEA S9SSB-X9-SSM-CC0(WITH CHANGE-4)SHIP CONTROL CIRCUITS AND REMOTE DISPLAY EQUPMENTSec 2Sec 8
- NAVSEA S9SSB-X9-SSM-CF0(WITH CHANGE-5)SOUND-POWERED TELEPHONE SYSTEM
- NAVSEA S9SSB-X9-SSM-CG0(WITH CHANGE-8)AMPLIFIED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, SSM, VOL 2, PT 9, CH 7
- NAVSEA S9SSN-W4-SSM-EC0(VOLUME-3)(PART-3)(CHAPTER-3)(WITH CHANGE-11)BALLAST CONTROL PANELSec 2
- NAVSEA S9SSN-W4-SSM-NA0(REVISION-2)(WITH CHANGE-2)SHIPS OPERATING PROCEDURES (688 CLASS)UNIT OP61-24 ADD 2
- NAVSEA S9SSN-ZQ-SSM-DG0(VOLUME-3)(PART-2)(CHAPTER-2)(WITH CHANGE-10)SSN774 CLASS SHIP SYSTEMS MANUAL, VOLUME 3 SHIP CONTROL SYSTEMS, PART 2 STEERING AND DIVING CONTROL, CHAPTER 2 HOVERING AND DEPTH CONTROL SYSTEMCh 1
- NAVSEA S9SSN-ZQ-SSM-DH0(VOLUME-3)(PART-2)(CHAPTER-3)(WITH CHANGE-9)SSN774 CLASS SHIP SYSTEMS MANUAL, VOLUME 3 SHIP CONTROL SYSTEMS, PART 2 STEERING AND DIVING CONTROL, CHAPTER 3 DEPTH DETECTION SYSTEMCh 1Ch 3
- NAVSEA S9SSN-ZQ-SSM-DN0(VOLUME-3)(PART-1)(CHAPTER-2)(WITH CHANGE-17)SSN774 CLASS SHIP SYSTEMS MANUAL, VOLUME 3 SHIP CONTROL AND INTERIOR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, PART 4 INTERIOR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, CHAPTER 2 ELECTRICAL INDICATING, ORDERING AND ME
- NAVSEA SE178-A1-OMP-010(REVISION-1)INDICATOR-TRANSMITTER SET DIGITAL ELECTROMAGNETIC LOG AN/WSN-8 AND AN/WSN-8 WITH FIELD CHANGE 1 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE WITH PARTS LISTCh 1Ch 2Ch 5
- NAVSEA SE178-AL-MMM-010/MK 6 MOD 0-2(REVISION-1)(WITH CHANGE-B)TECHNICAL MANUAL FOR UNDERWATER LOG EQUIPMENT (ELECTRONMAGNETIC TYPE) MK 6 MOD 0, 1, & 2Ch 2
- NAVSEA SE216-AA-MMO-010(CHANGE-D)AN/BPS-15H RADAR SET VOLUME 1Ch 1Ch 2
- NAVSEA SE216-AA-MMO-020(CHANGE-D)AN/BPS-15H RADAR SET VOLUME 2Ch 5
- NAVSEAINST 4790.8DSHIPS 3-M MANUALCh 1Ch 2Ch 4Ch 5
- NAVSUP P-485, VOLUME I(REVISION-6)(WITH CHANGE-1)OPERATIONAL FORCES SUPPLY PROCEDURESCh 2Ch 3
- NIMA PUB NO 9(VOLUME-1)(2024)PUB. NO. 9 AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR AN EPITOME OF NAVIGATION VOLUME I 2024 EDITIONApp BCh 1Ch 24Ch 36
- NWP 1-14M(2017)THE COMMANDERS HANDBOOK ON THE LAW OF NAVAL OPERATIONSCh 1Ch 2
- OPNAVINST 3100.7CPREPARING, MAINTAINING AND SUBMITTING THE SHIP'S DECK LOGCh 1Ch 2
- OPNAVINST 5100.19F(WITH ACN-1)NAVY SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM MANUAL FOR FORCES AFLOATCh B7Ch C9
- SPAWAR EE170-AA-OMI-010/WRN-6(WITH CHANGE-4)SATELLITE SIGNALS NAVIGATION SET AN/WRN-6(V) VOLUME 1Ch 1Ch 7Ch 10
- SSP OD 63539, VOLUME 1(REVISION-C)(WITH CHANGE-2)MAINTENANCE APPLICATIONS USER GUIDE
- SSP OD 66256 VOLUME-1(REVISION-B)(WITH CHANGE-2)NAVIGATION SUBSYSTEM
- SSP OD 66256 VOLUME-2(REVISION-B)(WITH CHANGE-2)NAVAIDS EQUIPMENTSec 2
- SSP OD 66256 VOLUME-8(REVISION-B)(WITH CHANGE-2)ESGN MK-1 MOD 0Sec 2
- SSP OD 66261(REVISION-D)(WITH CHANGE-1)TRIDENT II SWS SHIPBOARD INTEGRATION PROGRAM NAVIGATION STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (U)
- SUBMARINES PMS CD, 3-21 FRNAVY PMS CD-ROM SUBMARINES
Exam topics
4 topics · 20 subtopicsWhat this exam covers, from the official topics list published with the bib.
ADMINISTRATIONLOGS · PUBLICATIONS · TRAINING
EQUIPMENT OPERATION FUNDAMENTALSATMOSPHERE MONITORING · BCP/SCP · DEPTH SENSING · GYROCOMPASS · IC · RADAR · SCS · SPEED REFERENCE
MAINTENANCEADMIN · CORRECTIVE · PREVENTATIVE · TROUBLESHOOTING
NAVIGATION PLANNING/OPERATIONSOPEN OCEAN · OPERATIONS BRIEFS · PILOTING · STRATEGIC PLANNING · VMS/NECDIS
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Source: the official March 2027 E-5 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective October 2026).