IT2 · E-5 BIBLIOGRAPHY · MARCH 2027 EXAMActive duty & FTS

IT E-5 Bibs · March 2027

Information Systems Technician · Effective October 2026 · 40 references on the Regular exam

  1. ACP 135(F)
    COMMUNICATIONS INSTRUCTIONS DISTRESS AND RESCUE PROCEDURES
    Ch 2Ch 6
  2. ACP 190 US SUPP-1(D)
    GUIDE TO FREQUENCY PLANNING
    Annex K
  3. ATP 6-02.53
    TECHNIQUES FOR TACTICAL RADIO OPERATIONS
    App BCh 3
  4. CANES CVN SYSTEMS POWER ON/OFF
    CONSOLIDATED AFLOAT NETWORKS AND ENTERPRISE SERVICES (CANES) CVN SYSTEMS POWER ON/OFF SOP
  5. CMS-1B
    CMS-1B DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) COMSEC POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL
    Annex AAnnex EAnnex GApp RCh 1Ch 4Ch 5Ch 7Ch 8Ch 9
  6. COMMAND AND CONTROL OFFICIAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE(VERSION 1.2)
    PROCEDURES FOR COMMAND AND CONTROL OFFICIAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE (C2OIX)
    Sec 8Sec 25Sec 30Sec 33
  7. COMNAVIDFORINST M-5239.3C
    CYBERSECURITY READINESS MANUAL
    Encl 5
  8. COMNAVIFORHQINST 5239.4A
    CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM
  9. COMNAVSURFPAC/COMNAVSURFLANTINST 3523.1B
    SURFACE SHIP CYBER DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION AND REGULATIONS MANUAL
    Ch 3Ch 4
  10. DODI 8500.01(WITH CHANGE-1)
    CYBERSECURITY
  11. E00011661-IEM-010
    EXPEDITIONARY DEPLOYALBE NODE AN/USQ-261(V)1 (IETM)
    Ch 4
  12. EE689-2X-GYD-020(REVISION-8)
    CONSOLIDATED AFLOAT NETWORKS AND ENTERPRISE SERVICES (CANES) NETWORK MANAGER'S GUIDE (NMG)
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 4
  13. GLOBAL CIBS-1(2025)
    GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION BULLETINS/CIBS-1 INDEX OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS/INFORMATION/BULLETINS (CIB) AND ADVISORIES (CIA)
  14. LINK 11
    UNDERSTANDING LINK 11
    Ch 1
  15. MILSTAR/AEHF
    MILSTAR ADVANCED EHF SYSTEMS GUIDANCE
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3
  16. NAVEDTRA 14088
    ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN VOLUME 3-COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
    Ch 3
  17. NAVEDTRA 14182A
    NEETS, MODULE 10--INTRODUCTION TO WAVE PROPAGATION, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND ANTENNAS
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4
  18. NAVEDTRA 14189A
    NAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 17-RADIO-FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS PRINCIPLES
    Ch 2Ch 4
  19. NAVEDTRA 14194A
    NAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 22-DIGITAL COMPUTING
    Ch 4
  20. NAVEDTRA 14196A
    NAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 24-FIBER OPTICS
    Ch 3Ch 7
  21. NAVEDTRA 15027A
    IT NRTC - MODULE 1
    App ICh 3
  22. NAVEDTRA 15028A
    IT NRTC - MODULE 3
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4
  23. NAVEDTRA 15030A
    IT NRTC - MODULE 5
    Ch 3Ch 4
  24. NAVEDTRA 15031A
    IT NRTC - MODULE 2
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 4
  25. NAVEDTRA 15032A
    IT NRTC - MODULE 4
    Ch 1Ch 2
  26. NAVSEA EE100-3P-SOM-010(REVISION-4)
    AUTOMATED DIGITAL NETWORK SYSTEM (ADNS) LOCAL QUALITY OF SERVICE MANAGER (LQOSMAN) VERSION 7.0 SYSTEM OPERATOR'S MANUAL (SOM)
    Ch 2Ch 5
  27. NAVSEA EE130-PW-HBK-010(VOLUME-1)(REVISION-1)
    U.S. EHF/AEHF PROTECTED AND SHF WIDEBAND MILSATCOM NMT/ATIP/GBS/SHF EXTERNAL MODEMS PLANNING AND SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING
    VOLUME 1, SYSTEM USER'S HANDBOOKCh 2Ch 4Ch 5
  28. NAVSEA EE130-QR-QRG-010
    COMMERCIAL BROADBAND SATELLITE PROGRAM (CBSP), FORCE LEVEL VARIANT (FLV), AN/USC-69(V)2 SINGLE ANTENNA AND AN/USC-69A(V)2 DUAL ANTENNA WINDOWS 10 SHB QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE (QRG)
    Ch 8
  29. NAVSEA EE180-KT-IMC-010
    AN/PYQ-10(C) SIMPLE KEY LOADER (SKL)
    Ch 1Ch 4
  30. NTP 2 SECTION 2(F)
    TACTICAL ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
    Ch 2
  31. NTP 2 SECTION 4
    NAVY COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
    Ch 3
  32. NTP 4(E)
    FLEET COMMUNICATIONS
    App BCh 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 6Ch 9
  33. NTRP 1-03.1(WITH ERRATUM-1)
    OPERATIONAL REPORTS NTRP 1-03.1 (FORMERLY NWP 1-03.1)
    Ch 1
  34. NTTP 6-02
    NAVY TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES C4I INFRASTRUCTURE NTTP 6-02
    Ch 4
  35. NTTP 6-02.2(2021)
    TAC RADIOS - MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR TACTICAL RADIOS
  36. OPNAVINST 3100.6K
    SPECIAL INCIDENT REPORTING (OPREP-3 PINNACLE, OPREP-3 NAVY BLUE AND OPREP-3 NAVY UNIT SITREP) PROCEDURES
    Ch 2
  37. OPNAVINST 5239.1E
    U.S. NAVY CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM
  38. SECNAVINST 5239.3C
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY CYBERSECURITY POLICY
  39. SECNAVINST 5510.30C
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM
    Encl 4
  40. SECNAVINST 5510.36B
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM

Exam topics

5 topics · 16 subtopics

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

Communications SecurityEquipment · Fundamentals · Management · Policy
Information AssuranceCyber Security · Policy · Vulnerability Management
Message System OperationsFundamentals · Systems
Network AdministrationFundamentals · System Operations · Troubleshooting
Radio OperationsFundamentals · Spectrum · Systems · Troubleshooting
Official notes and source
  1. Reference links previously provided on this site have been permanently removed to comply with DoD security policies.
  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.
  5. If you have questions, e-mail NETPDC_NAVY_ADVANCEMENT@navy.mil.

Source: the official March 2027 E-5 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective October 2026).