FT1 · E-6 BIBLIOGRAPHY · MARCH 2027 EXAMActive duty & FTS

FT E-6 Bibs · March 2027

Fire Control Technician · Effective October 2026 · 49 references on the Regular exam

  1. COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPACINST 2075.1E
    PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE POLICY FOR THE SUBMARINE FORCE
    Sec 11
  2. COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPACINST 3500.3D(WITH CHANGE-1)
    CONTINUING TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS MANUAL
    PART 1, CHAP 2, 2, CHAP 2, 2, CHAP 3
  3. COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPACINST 5400.49A(WITH CHANGE-5)
    SUBMARINE ORGANIZATION AND REGULATIONS MANUAL (SORM)
    Ch 2
  4. COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPACINST 8500.4F(WITH ACN 1-1)
    COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPAC CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS MANUAL
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5Ch 8
  5. COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPACINST C3120.26C
    SUBMARINE OPERATIONS MANUAL
    Ch 3Ch 4Ch 7
  6. COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3, VOLUME V(REVISION-E)
    JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL (JFMM) VOLUME V QUALITY MAINTENANCE
    Ch V-I-3
  7. COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3, VOLUME VI(REVISION-E)
    JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL VOLUME VI MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS
    Ch 19
  8. CYBER-1(REVISION-E)
    SUBMARINE FORCE CYBER SECURITY MANUAL
    Ch 11
  9. NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK(2024)
    NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK
    Rule 10Rule 14Rule 19
  10. NAVSEA EE420-BJ-OMI-010(REVISION-2)
    AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS), AN/URN-31(V)3
    Ch 2
  11. NAVSEA OD 44979 VOLUME 14 PART 2(REVISION-4)(WITH ACN 11-3)
    FIRING CRAFT OPERATING PROCEDURES AND CHECKLISTS FOR VERTICAL LAUNCH
    Tab OP-1
  12. 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
  13. 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-6Tab OP-7
  14. 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 OP-1.1
  15. NAVSEA OD 44979 VOLUME 2 PART 2 SECTION B(REVISION-5)(WITH ACN 12-2)
    FIRING CRAFT OPERATING PROCEDURES AND CHECKLISTS FOR WEAPON LOADING AND HANDLING SYSTEMS SSN 774 CLASS
    Tab OP-4
  16. NAVSEA OD 44979 VOLUME 3 PART 154 SECTION A(REVISION-6)(WITH ACN 1-1)
    FIRING CRAFT OPERATING PROCEDURES AND CHECKLISTS FOR COMBAT CONTROL SYSTEM AN/BYG-1(V)2 TI14/APB-15 ORDALT 18000 (SSN 688I CLASS) (ADCAP EMPLOYMENT) (U)
    App ATab CP-4.1
  17. 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
  18. NAVSEA OD 44979, VOLUME 02 PART 14
    FIRING CRAFT OPERATING PROCEDURES AND CHECKLISTS FOR 3-INCH LAUNCHER
    Tab OP-6.25
  19. NAVSEA OD 44979, VOLUME 04
    FIRING CRAFT OPERATING PROCEDURES AND CHECKLISTS FOR WEAPON EMERGENCIES
    Tab OP-1.5
  20. NAVSEA OD 44979, VOLUME 15(REVISION-4)(WITH ACN 1-3)
    FIRING CRAFT OPERATING PROCEDURES AND CHECKLIST FOR TORPEDO MK 48 ADCAP
    Tab OP-1Tab OP-9
  21. NAVSEA OP 4(REVISION-13)
    AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVE SAFETY AFLOAT
    Ch 2
  22. NAVSEA S0400-AD-URM-010/TUM(REVISION-8)
    TAG-OUT USERS MANUAL
    App BApp KCh 1
  23. NAVSEA S6340-AA-MMA-010(REVISION-8)
    OTTO FUEL II
    SAFETY, STORAGE AND HANDLING INSTRUCTIONSCh 3
  24. NAVSEA S6340-AF-MMO-010/MK 15 MOD 0(REVISION-1)
    OTTO FUEL VAPOR DETECTOR MARK 15 MOD 0
    Sec 6
  25. NAVSEA S9SSB-X9-SSM-BD0(WITH CHANGE-4)
    SSBN726 SSM WEAPON SHIPPING AND HANDLING, VOL 2, PT 3, CH 8
    Sec 3
  26. 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 ADVANCED CAPABILITY, DMC-ANBYG1-1617-G1-00-MP
  27. NAVSEA SG420-DG-IEM-130(WITH CHANGE-5)
    SSN774 CLASS WEAPON DELIVERY SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT MANUAL VOLUME 5 WEAPON DELIVERY SYSTEMS CONTROL AND INDICATION EQUIPMENT PART 3 WEAPONS LAUNCH CONSOLE
    Ch 1Ch 3Ch 5
  28. NAVSEA SW261-BD-IEM-010(REVISION-7)
    SUBMARINE TOMAHAWK WEAPON SYSTEM (TWS) USER'S GUIDE FOR TTWCS VERSION 5.4.0.2 ON US SSN PLATFORMS
    Ch 1
  29. NAVSEAINST 4790.8D
    SHIPS 3-M MANUAL
    SECTION 1, CHAP 2
  30. NTRP 1-03.1(WITH ERRATUM-1)
    OPERATIONAL REPORTS NTRP 1-03.1 (FORMERLY NWP 1-03.1)
    Ch 1
  31. NTRP 3-21.41.19(WITH URGENT CHANGE-3)
    APB-19 CONSOLIDATED SYSTEM EMPLOYMENT MANUAL
    Ch 4
  32. NTRP 3-21.41.32(WITH URGENT CHANGE-2)
    APB-15 AND APB-17 CONSOLIDATED SYSTEM EMPLOYMENT MANUAL
    Ch 2Ch 4
  33. NTRP 3-21.51.1(2019)
    (U) SUBMARINE TARGET MOTION ANALYSIS (TMA) REFERENCE MANUAL EDITION NOVEMBER 2019
    App BCh 2Ch 4Ch 6
  34. NTRP 3-21.53.3(WITH CHANGE-3)
    (U) COUNTERMEASURES, PYROTECHNIC, AND SIGNAL DEVICES REFERENCE MANUAL
    Ch 2
  35. NTTP 3-03.1(VOLUME-2)(2026)
    TOMAHAWK LAND-ATTACK MISSILE (TLAM) LAUNCH PLATFORM WEAPON SYSTEMS AND TACTICS
    Ch 5
  36. NTTP 3-03.1(VOLUME-1)(2025)
    (U) TOMAHAWK LANDATTACK MISSILE (TLAM) EMPLOYMENT MANUAL
    Ch 2
  37. NTTP 3-21.21(2026)
    SUBMARINE APPROACH AND ATTACK MANUAL
    Ch 2
  38. NTTP 3-21.22.09(10-2024)
    SUBMARINE TORPEDO EMPLOYMENT MANUAL FOR APB-11 AND LATER
    Ch 4Ch 7
  39. NTTP 3-21.23.10(WITH CHANGE-1)
    SUBMARINE CONTACT MANAGEMENT MANUAL
    Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 7Ch 9
  40. NTTP 3-21.23.12(WITH UC-1)
    SUBMARINE TRACKING MANUAL
    Ch 2Ch 4Ch 6Ch 7Ch 11
  41. NTTP 3-55.42(WITH CHANGE-1)
    PERISCOPE DEPTH OPERATIONS AND SENSOR EMPLOYMENT MANUAL
    Ch 2Ch 3
  42. OPNAVINST 5100.19F(WITH ACN-1)
    NAVY SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM MANUAL FOR FORCES AFLOAT
    SECTION A, CHAP 2
  43. OPNAVINST 8023.24D
    NAVY PERSONNEL CONVENTIONAL AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES HANDLING QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
    Encl 2
  44. SKED 3.2 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
    SKED 3.2 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
    Ch 5
  45. SWFTS CSRG VOLUME-1(REVISION-1)
    SUBMARINE WARFARE FEDERATED TACTICAL SYSTEM CYBERSECURITY REFERENCE GUIDE (SWFTS CSRG) VOLUME 1 REVISION 1
    App BApp GSec 2Sec 3Sec 4Sec 6
  46. SWFTS CSRG VOLUME-2(REVISION-1)
    SUBMARINE WARFARE FEDERATED TACTICAL SYSTEM CYBERSECURITY REFERENCE GUIDE (SWFTS CSRG) VOLUME 2 REVISION 1
    Sec 3
  47. TM FZ3-21.23.01-21(WITH CHANGE-3)
    SUBMARINE EVASION MANUAL
    Ch 4
  48. TM FZ3-21.53.07-17(WITH CHANGE-2)
    (U) SUBMARINE TORPEDO REFERENCE MANUAL EDITION DECEMBER 2017
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 4
  49. TOMAHAWK TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT(REVISION H)
    CONVENTIONAL LAND ATTACK TOMAHAWK TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT (U) (T2D2 FOR TLAM-C, D AND -E) (REVISION H)
    Ch 2Ch 3Ch 5

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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Source: the official March 2027 E-6 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective October 2026).