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FT E-5 Bibs · March 2027

Fire Control Technician · Effective October 2026 · 50 references on the Regular exam

  1. COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPACINST 2075.1E
    PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE POLICY FOR THE SUBMARINE FORCE
  2. COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPACINST 3500.3D(WITH CHANGE-1)
    CONTINUING TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS MANUAL
    PART 1, CHAPTER 1, 1, CHAPTER 3
  3. COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPACINST 8500.4F(WITH ACN 1-1)
    COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPAC CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS MANUAL
    Ch 1Ch 2
  4. COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPACINST C3120.26C
    SUBMARINE OPERATIONS MANUAL
    App A
  5. COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3, VOLUME VI(REVISION-E)
    JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL VOLUME VI MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS
    Ch 19
  6. NAVEDTRA 14188A
    NAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 16- TEST EQUIPMENT
    Ch 1Ch 3
  7. NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK(2024)
    NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK
    Part BPart DRule 17Rule 26
  8. NAVSEA OD 44979 VOLUME 14 PART 2(REVISION-4)(WITH ACN 11-3)
    FIRING CRAFT OPERATING PROCEDURES AND CHECKLISTS FOR VERTICAL LAUNCH
    Tab CL-5
  9. NAVSEA OD 44979 VOLUME 15(REVISION-4)(WITH ACN 18-2)
    FIRING CRAFT OPERATING PROCEDURES AND CHECKLISTS FOR TORPEDO MK 48 ADCAP
    Tab OP-1
  10. NAVSEA OD 44979 VOLUME 2 PART 14 SECTION A(REVISION-5)
    FIRING CRAFT OPERATING PROCEDURES AND CHECKLISTS FOR 3-INCH LAUNCHERS PYROTECHNICS
    Tab OP-5
  11. NAVSEA OD 44979 VOLUME 2 PART 14 SECTION B(REVISION-5)(WITH ACN 1-1)
    FIRING CRAFT OPERATING PROCEDURES AND CHECKLISTS FOR 3-INCH LAUNCHERS COUNTERMEASURES
    Tab OP-5Tab OP-6
  12. NAVSEA OD 44979 VOLUME 2 PART 2 SECTION A(REVISION-5)(WITH ACN 6-2)
    FIRING CRAFT OPERATING PROCEDURES AND CHECKLISTS FOR WEAPON LOADING AND HANDLING SYSTEMS SSN 774 CLASS
    Tab OP1.20
  13. NAVSEA OD 44979 VOLUME 2 PART 5 SECTION A(REVISION-4)(WITH CHANGE-3)
    FIRING CRAFT OPERATING PROCEDURES AND CHECKLISTS FOR WEAPON LOADING AND HANDLING SYSTEMS SSN 688 CLASS
    Tab OP1.20
  14. NAVSEA OD 44979 VOLUME 3 PART 10 SECTION A(REVISION-6)(WITH ACN 1-1)
    FIRING CRAFT OPERATING PROCEDURES AND CHECKLISTS FOR COMBAT CONTROL SYSTEM AN/BYG-1(V)1 TI16/APB-15 (SSN 774 CLASS) (ADCAP EMPLOYMENT) (U)
    Tab PG7
  15. NAVSEA OD 44979, VOLUME 01 PART 1(REVISION-6)(WITH ACN 10-1)
    FIRING CRAFT OPERATING PROCEDURES AND CHECKLISTS INTRODUCTION AND DESCRIPTION
    Ch 1Ch 2
  16. NAVSEA OD 44979, VOLUME 02 ADCAP(REVISION-4)(WITH ACN 7-3)
    FIRING CRAFT OPERATING PROCEDURES AND CHECKLISTS FOR WEAPONS LOADING AND HANDLING SYSTEM, TORPEDO MK 48 ADCAP SUPPLEMENT
    Tab OP-5
  17. NAVSEA OD 44979, VOLUME 04
    FIRING CRAFT OPERATING PROCEDURES AND CHECKLISTS FOR WEAPON EMERGENCIES
    App AApp CTab OP-1.5
  18. NAVSEA OD 44979, VOLUME 15(REVISION-4)(WITH ACN 1-3)
    FIRING CRAFT OPERATING PROCEDURES AND CHECKLIST FOR TORPEDO MK 48 ADCAP
    App ATab OP-1
  19. NAVSEA S0400-AD-URM-010/TUM(REVISION-8)
    TAG-OUT USERS MANUAL
    Ch 1
  20. NAVSEA S6340-AF-MMO-010/MK 15 MOD 0(REVISION-1)
    OTTO FUEL VAPOR DETECTOR MARK 15 MOD 0
  21. NAVSEA S9086-KC-STM-010(CHAPTER-300)(REVISION-11)
    NAVAL SHIPS' TECHNICAL MANUAL CHAPTER 300 ELECTRIC PLANT - GENERAL
    Ch 2
  22. NAVSEA S9086-ND-STM-010(REVISION-5)
    NAVAL SHIPS' TECHNICAL MANUAL CHAPTER 400 ELECTRONICS
    Ch 2
  23. NAVSEA S9SSB-X9-SSM-BD0(WITH CHANGE-4)
    SSBN726 SSM WEAPON SHIPPING AND HANDLING, VOL 2, PT 3, CH 8
    Vol 2
  24. NAVSEA SE331-BZ-IEM-010(REVISION-3)
    (U) COMBAT CONTROL SYSTEM (CCS) AN/BYG-1 (V)1 TECHNICAL INSERTION 16 (TI16) ADVANCED PROCESSOR BUILD 17 (APB17) INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC TECHNICAL MANUAL (IETM)
    SECTION GENERAL INFORMATION, IETM INFORMATION, NETWOR
  25. NAVSEA SG420-BU-MMA-050(REVISION-7)
    SSN 688 CLASS WEAPONS DELIVERY SYSTEM EQUIPMENT MANUAL VOLUME V VERTICAL LAUNCH SYSTEM (U)
    Ch 1Ch 5
  26. NAVSEAINST 4790.8D
    SHIPS 3-M MANUAL
    SECTION 1, CHAPTER 2, 1, CHAPTER 6
  27. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK TLAM
    NAVY-WIDE OPTASK TOMAHAWK LAND ATTACK MISSILE
  28. NTRP 3-21.41.19(WITH URGENT CHANGE-3)
    APB-19 CONSOLIDATED SYSTEM EMPLOYMENT MANUAL
    Ch 4
  29. NTRP 3-21.41.32(WITH URGENT CHANGE-2)
    APB-15 AND APB-17 CONSOLIDATED SYSTEM EMPLOYMENT MANUAL
    Ch 4
  30. NTRP 3-21.51.1(2019)
    (U) SUBMARINE TARGET MOTION ANALYSIS (TMA) REFERENCE MANUAL EDITION NOVEMBER 2019
    App AApp BCh 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5Ch 6
  31. NTRP 3-21.53.3(WITH CHANGE-3)
    (U) COUNTERMEASURES, PYROTECHNIC, AND SIGNAL DEVICES REFERENCE MANUAL
    Ch 1Ch 2
  32. NTRP 3-54.3(2026)
    SUBMARINE TACTICAL SECURITY REFERENCE MANUAL
    Ch 1Ch 3
  33. NTTP 3-03.1(VOLUME-2)(2026)
    TOMAHAWK LAND-ATTACK MISSILE (TLAM) LAUNCH PLATFORM WEAPON SYSTEMS AND TACTICS
    Ch 1Ch 4Ch 5
  34. NTTP 3-03.1(VOLUME-1)(2025)
    (U) TOMAHAWK LANDATTACK MISSILE (TLAM) EMPLOYMENT MANUAL
    App OCh 1Ch 2
  35. NTTP 3-21.21(2026)
    SUBMARINE APPROACH AND ATTACK MANUAL
    Ch 3
  36. NTTP 3-21.22(2025)
    TACTICAL USE OF THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT
    Ch 5
  37. NTTP 3-21.22.03(WITH ERRATA 1)
    APB-5 TORPEDO MANUAL EDITION DECEMBER 2021
    Ch 2Ch 3
  38. NTTP 3-21.22.09(10-2024)
    SUBMARINE TORPEDO EMPLOYMENT MANUAL FOR APB-11 AND LATER
    Ch 8Ch 9
  39. NTTP 3-21.23.10(WITH CHANGE-1)
    SUBMARINE CONTACT MANAGEMENT MANUAL
    Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5Ch 9
  40. NTTP 3-21.23.12(WITH UC-1)
    SUBMARINE TRACKING MANUAL
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 4Ch 6
  41. NTTP 3-55.42(WITH CHANGE-1)
    PERISCOPE DEPTH OPERATIONS AND SENSOR EMPLOYMENT MANUAL
    App ACh 2Ch 3
  42. ONI CHINA SMART BOOK(9/2022)
    CHINA: PEOPLES LIBERATION ARMY NAVY (PLAN) AND MARITIME FORCES SMART BOOK
    SECTION SURFACE COMBATANTS
  43. OPNAVINST 8023.24D
    NAVY PERSONNEL CONVENTIONAL AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES HANDLING QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
  44. RUSSIA ONI SMART BOOK(2023)
    RUSSIA: NAVY AND MARITIME FORCES SMART BOOK
    SECTION SUBMARINE FORCES
  45. SECNAVINST 5510.36B
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM
    Encl 3
  46. SWFTS CSRG VOLUME-1(REVISION-1)
    SUBMARINE WARFARE FEDERATED TACTICAL SYSTEM CYBERSECURITY REFERENCE GUIDE (SWFTS CSRG) VOLUME 1 REVISION 1
    App BApp GSec 2Sec 4Sec 5
  47. SWFTS CSRG VOLUME-2(REVISION-1)
    SUBMARINE WARFARE FEDERATED TACTICAL SYSTEM CYBERSECURITY REFERENCE GUIDE (SWFTS CSRG) VOLUME 2 REVISION 1
    Sec 2
  48. TM FZ3-21.23.01-21(WITH CHANGE-3)
    SUBMARINE EVASION MANUAL
    Ch 4
  49. TM FZ3-21.23.01-21(WITH URGENT CHANGE-2)
    SUBMARINE ETHERNET ENABLED TORPEDO EMPLOYMENT MANUAL
    Ch 2
  50. TM FZ3-21.53.07-17(WITH CHANGE-2)
    (U) SUBMARINE TORPEDO REFERENCE MANUAL EDITION DECEMBER 2017
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 8

Exam topics

5 topics · 16 subtopics

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

AdministrationORDCERT · PMS · Training and Qualification
Contact ManagementISR · Submarine Tracking · Submerged · Surface · TMA Fundamentals
Information AssuranceAdministration · Maintenance
System Maint/CCSCombat Control System · Weapons Delivery System
Weapons EmploymentCountermeasures · Strike · Torpedo · Weapons Handling
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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.
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Source: the official March 2027 E-5 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective October 2026).