IT1 · E-6 BIBLIOGRAPHY · MARCH 2027 EXAMActive duty & FTS

IT E-6 Bibs · March 2027

Information Systems Technician · Effective October 2026 · 46 references on the Regular exam

  1. ACAS BEST PRACTICES GUIDE(V5.4.5)
    ASSURED COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT SOLUTION (ACAS) BEST PRACTICES
  2. ACP 121(I)
    COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTIONS GENERAL
    Ch 3
  3. ACP 128(B)
    ALLIED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RECORD SYSTEM (ALTERS) OPERATING PROCEDURES
    App 3Ch 9
  4. ACP 135(F)
    COMMUNICATIONS INSTRUCTIONS DISTRESS AND RESCUE PROCEDURES
    Ch 2Ch 6Figure 6-2
  5. ACP 190 US SUPP-1(D)
    GUIDE TO FREQUENCY PLANNING
    Ch 2Ch 4
  6. ACP 190(D)
    GUIDE TO ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT IN MILITARY OPERATIONS
    Annex E
  7. CANES CVN SYSTEMS POWER ON/OFF
    CONSOLIDATED AFLOAT NETWORKS AND ENTERPRISE SERVICES (CANES) CVN SYSTEMS POWER ON/OFF SOP
  8. CJCSM 6510.01B
    CYBER INCIDENT HANDLING PROGRAM
    Encl AEncl BEncl G
  9. CMS-1B
    CMS-1B DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) COMSEC POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL
    Annex AAnnex EAnnex GAnnex RCh 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5Ch 6Ch 7Ch 8Ch 9
  10. CND-OSE ACAS SCANNING GUIDE V5
    COMPUTER NETWORK DEFENSE OPERATING SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT (CND-OSE) ASSURED COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT SOLUTION (ACAS) SCANNING GUIDE V5
  11. COMMAND AND CONTROL OFFICIAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE(VERSION 1.2)
    PROCEDURES FOR COMMAND AND CONTROL OFFICIAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE (C2OIX)
  12. COMNAVSURFPAC/COMNAVSURFLANTINST 3523.1B
    SURFACE SHIP CYBER DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION AND REGULATIONS MANUAL
    App OApp TApp VCh 2Ch 3
  13. DODI 8500.01(WITH CHANGE-1)
    CYBERSECURITY
  14. DODI 8510.01(2022)
    RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR DOD SYSTEMS
    Ch 4
  15. EE689-2X-GYD-020(REVISION-8)
    CONSOLIDATED AFLOAT NETWORKS AND ENTERPRISE SERVICES (CANES) NETWORK MANAGER'S GUIDE (NMG)
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 4
  16. FLTINFOWARCEN TACMEMO 3-13.2-04
    AFLOAT ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
    Sec 2.1.3Sec 2.1.12Sec 3.2.2
  17. JOINT DODIIS(REVISION-4)
    JOINT DODIIS/CRYPTOLOGIC SCI INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY STANDARDS
    App CCh 3Ch 12
  18. K-431-0141A(WITH CHANGE-2)
    TRAINEE GUIDE FOR NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMUNICATIONS COURSE
    Unit 1
  19. MILSTAR/AEHF
    MILSTAR ADVANCED EHF SYSTEMS GUIDANCE
    Ch 4
  20. NAG-16F
    (U) FIELD GENERATION AND OVER-THE-AIR DISTRIBUTION OF COMSEC KEY IN SUPPORT OF TACTICAL OPERATIONS AND EXERCISES
    Ch 1
  21. NAVEDTRA 14182A
    NEETS, MODULE 10--INTRODUCTION TO WAVE PROPAGATION, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND ANTENNAS
    Ch 2Ch 4
  22. NAVEDTRA 14188A
    NAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 16- TEST EQUIPMENT
    Ch 2
  23. NAVEDTRA 14189A
    NAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 17-RADIO-FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS PRINCIPLES
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3
  24. NAVEDTRA 15027A
    IT NRTC - MODULE 1
    App 1Ch 3
  25. NAVEDTRA 15028A
    IT NRTC - MODULE 3
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4
  26. NAVEDTRA 15030A
    IT NRTC - MODULE 5
    Ch 3
  27. NAVEDTRA 15031A
    IT NRTC - MODULE 2
    Ch 2
  28. NAVEDTRA 15032A
    IT NRTC - MODULE 4
    Ch 2Ch 3
  29. 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 5
  30. NAVSEA EE100-SH-IEM-010(REVISION-5)
    AUTOMATED DIGITAL NETWORK SYSTEM (ADNS) SHIPBOARD AN/USQ-144K(V)2/4/6/7 INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC TECHNICAL MANUAL (IETM)
    Ch 4
  31. NAVSEA EE100-WV-IEM-010(REVISION-14)
    AUTOMATED DIGITAL NETWORK SYSTEM (ADNS) SHORE AN/USQ-144K(V)1 INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC TECHNICAL MANUAL (IETM)
    Ch 7
  32. NAVSEA EE130-AG-HBK-050(VOLUME-2)(REVISION 1)
    AN/USC-38(V) EXTREMELY HIGH FREQUENCY (EHF) SHIP AND SHORE SYSTEM USER'S HANDBOOK
    Ch 2
  33. 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
  34. NAVSEA EE689-UR-SAG-050(REVISION-3)
    NAVAL TACTICAL COMMAND SUPPORT SYSTEM (NTCSS) VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT (VE) SOFTWARE RELEASE NUMBER: 873-01.00.01
  35. NTP 2 SECTION 1
    NAVY SHF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
    Ch 2
  36. NTP 2 SECTION 2(F)
    TACTICAL ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
    Annex BCh 2
  37. NTP 4(E)
    FLEET COMMUNICATIONS
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 4Ch 5Ch 6Ch 7Ch 11
  38. NTP 4 SUPP-2
    PRE-FORMATTED (PROFORMA) MESSAGE HANDBOOK
    Ch 2
  39. NTRP 1-03.1(WITH ERRATUM-1)
    OPERATIONAL REPORTS NTRP 1-03.1 (FORMERLY NWP 1-03.1)
    Ch 1
  40. NTRP 6-02.3(WITH CHANGE-1)
    COMMAND AND CONTROL OFFICIAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE MANUAL
    Ch 8
  41. NTTP 6-02
    NAVY TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES C4I INFRASTRUCTURE NTTP 6-02
    Ch 2
  42. OPNAVINST 3100.6K
    SPECIAL INCIDENT REPORTING (OPREP-3 PINNACLE, OPREP-3 NAVY BLUE AND OPREP-3 NAVY UNIT SITREP) PROCEDURES
    Ch 1Ch 2
  43. OPNAVINST 5239.1E
    U.S. NAVY CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM
  44. SECNAV M-5239.3(2022)
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY CYBERSECURITY MANUAL
    Ch 4
  45. SECNAVINST 5239.20A
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY CYBERSPACE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT AND QUALIFICATION
    Encl 2
  46. SECNAVINST 5239.3C
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY CYBERSECURITY POLICY

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
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  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-6 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective October 2026).