MN2 · E-5 BIBLIOGRAPHY · MARCH 2027 EXAMActive duty & FTS
MN E-5 Bibs · March 2027
Mineman · Effective October 2026 · 42 references on the Regular exam
- AN/PRC-163(REVISION-C)AN/PRC-163 MULTICHANNEL HANDHELD RADIO FIELD REFERENCE GUIDETOPIC SYSTEM SETUP
- CMS-1BCMS-1B DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) COMSEC POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUALCh 3
- JOINT TRAUMA SYSTEM (TCCC-AC) CLASSES(2017)(CUF)CARE UNDER FIREMODULE SLIDE 57
- JOINT TRAUMA SYSTEM (TCCC-AC) CLASSES(2017)(TFC)TACTICAL FIELD CARE
- NAVEDTRA 14152BMINEMAN, VOLUME 1 MINEMAN CORECh 4Ch 6Ch 7Ch 8Ch 9Figure 6-87
- NAVEDTRA 14153AMINEMAN, VOLUME 2 SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES (SMCM)App BCh 4Ch 5
- NAVEDTRA 14154AMINEMAN, VOLUME 3 AIRBORNE MINE COUNTERMEASURES (AMCM)Ch 3
- NAVEDTRA 14155AMINEMAN, VOLUME 4 UNDERWATER MINE COUNTERMEASURES (UMCM)Ch 2Ch 3
- NAVEDTRA 14156AMINEMAN, VOLUME 5 ARMS, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVESCh 1Ch 3Ch 6
- NAVEDTRA 14234BSEABEE COMBAT HANDBOOK, VOLUME 1Ch 3Ch 5Ch 14
- NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK(2024)NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOKRule 14Rule 21Rule 24Rule 27Rule 34Rule 37
- NAVSEA OP 2173 VOLUME 1(REVISION-15)APPROVED HANDLING EQUIPMENT FOR WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVESCh 11
- NAVSEA OP 5(REVISION-9)AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES SAFETY ASHORECh 4Ch 11
- NAVSEA S9086-TX-STM-010(CHAPTER-583)(VOLUME-1)(REVISION-9)BOATS AND SMALL CRAFT
- NAVSEA SE300-AC-MMO-020(REVISION-2)ACQUISITION SYSTEM BATTLE SPACE PROFILER AN/SQH-4A, REVISION 2, VERSION 1.4Ch 2
- NAVSEA SE340-AH-OMI-010(REVISION-1)SONAR COMMUNICATIONS SET AN/WQC-2ACh 2
- NAVSEA ST100-AS-MMI-020(REVISION-4)TEST EQUIPMENT FOR UNDERWATER MINES PROGRAMMER MK 11 THROUGH TEST SET MK 408
- NAVSEA ST100-AS-MMI-030(REVISION-8)TEST EQUIPMENT FOR UNDERWATER MINES, TEST SET MK 503 THROUGH TEST SET MK 650Ch 6
- NAVSEA SW020-AF-HBK-010(REVISION-8)MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER AND SHIPPING INSPECTORS HANDBOOK FOR AMMUNITION, EXPLOSIVES, AND RELATED HAZARDOUS MATERIALSCh 1
- NAVSEA SW550-AA-MMI-010(REVISION-20)MINE COMPONENTSDESCRIPTION AND CLASS-B CRITERIACh 2Ch 5Ch 6
- NAVSEA SW550-AQ-ORD-010(REVISION-1)STANDARD NAVAL MINES (U) DESCRIPTION AND OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS (U)Ch 3
- NAVSEA SW551-A2-MMI-010(REVISION-19)MINES MK 62 AND 63DESCRIPTION, ASSEMBLY, AND TESTApp BCh 4
- NAVSEA SW551-A3-MMI-010(REVISION-18)MINE MK 65 MODS 0, 1, 3 AND 4 DESCRIPTION AND PROCEDURESCh 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5
- NAVSEA SW570-F0-MMO-B70(REVISION-4)SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES AN/SLQ-37(V)4 AND AN/SLQ-38MINESWEEPING SYSTEMS, MCM CLASS SHIPSSYSTEM MANUALCh 2Ch 4
- NAVSUP P-805(REVISION-6)(WITH IC-18)NAVY AND MARINE CORPS CONVENTIONAL AMMUNITION SENTENCINGCh 1
- NTRP 1-03.1(WITH ERRATUM-1)OPERATIONAL REPORTS NTRP 1-03.1 (FORMERLY NWP 1-03.1)Ch 1Ch 2
- NTRP 3-07.2.2(WITH CHANGE-3)SMALL ARMS AND CREW-SERVED WEAPONS HANDLINGCh 5
- NTRP 3-20.6.19(12-2014)MCM 1 CLASS TACTICAL MANUALCh 3Ch 4Ch 5Ch 6
- NTTP 3-15.2(2021)NAVY MINE COUNTERMEASURESCh 5
- NTTP 3-15.21(WITH CHANGE-1)SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES OPERATIONSApp BCh 1Ch 3Ch 7Ch 10
- NTTP 3-15.23(2022)EXPEDITIONARY MINE COUNTERMEASURESApp ACh 5
- NTTP 3-50.1(2019)NAVY SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) MANUALCh 2Ch 5Ch 6
- NTTP 4-01.5STRATEGIC MOBILITY AND UNIT MOVEMENT OPERATIONS
- NTTP 6-02.2(2021)TAC RADIOS - MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR TACTICAL RADIOSCh 3
- NWP 3-15M VOLUME 1NAVAL MINE WARFARE, VOLUME 1App 6
- OPNAVINST 3100.6KSPECIAL INCIDENT REPORTING (OPREP-3 PINNACLE, OPREP-3 NAVY BLUE AND OPREP-3 NAVY UNIT SITREP) PROCEDURESCh 3
- OPNAVINST 3591.1GSMALL ARMS TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONCh 3Ch 4Encl 3Encl 5
- OPNAVINST 5100.19F(WITH ACN-1)NAVY SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM MANUAL FOR FORCES AFLOATCh 17
- TACMEMO 3-15.4-24(WITH CHANGE-1)UNMANNED SURFACE VESSEL (USV) MINE HUNT PAYLOAD (MHP) AN/AQS-20C SYSTEM
- TACMEMO 3-15.5-24(WITH CHANGE-1)LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS) MINE COUNTERMEASURES (MCM) MISSION PACKAGE (MP) INTEGRATED PLANNING
- TM 3-15.01-15(U) MK 18 UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLES FAMILY OF SYSTEMS IN MINE WARFARE
- WING CRRC MANUALWING INFLATABLES P-SERIES CRRC P4.2, P4.7, P5.3 AND P5.8 OPERATOR MANUAL
Exam topics
6 topics · 17 subtopicsWhat this exam covers, from the official topics list published with the bib.
AA&E ManagementAdministration · Weapons
Expeditionary OperationsCommunications · Mobility · Tactics
Mine CountermeasuresHunting · Neutralization · Sweeping
MIW Mission PlanningMessages · Minenet Tactical
SeamanshipDeck Evolutions · Navigation · SAR · Small Boat Operations
Underwater Mine MaintenanceExercise & Training · Service · Support Equipment
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.
- AN/PRC-117G(REVISION-M)AN/PRC-117G MULTIBAND MANPACK RADIO OPERATIONSModule 1
- AN/PRC-163(REVISION-B)MULTICHANNEL HANDHELD RADIO FIELD REFERENCE GUIDETOPIC SINCGARS WAVEFORM, SYSTEM SETUP, SYSTEM TEARDOWN, TROUBLESHOOTING
- COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3, VOLUME VI(REVISION-D)(WITH CHANGE-4)JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL VOLUME VI MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS
- JOINT TRAUMA SYSTEM (TCCC-AC) CLASSES(2017)(CUF)CARE UNDER FIRETOPIC GUIDELINES, LIFE-THREATENING BLEEDING, TOURNIQUET
- JOINT TRAUMA SYSTEM (TCCC-AC) CLASSES(2017)(TFC)TACTICAL FIELD CARETopic BATTLEFIELDTopic TOURNIQUET
- NAVEDTRA 14152AMINEMAN, VOLUME 1 MINEMAN CORECh 2Ch 6Ch 7Ch 9
- NAVEDTRA 14153MINEMAN, VOLUME 2 SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES (SMCM)Ch 1Ch 4Ch 5
- NAVEDTRA 14154MINEMAN, VOLUME 3 AIRBORNE MINE COUNTERMEASURES (AMCM)Ch 2Ch 3
- NAVEDTRA 14155MINEMAN, VOLUME 4 UNDERWATER MINE COUNTERMEASURES (UMCM)
- NAVEDTRA 14156MINEMAN, VOLUME 5 ARMS, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVESCh 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5Ch 6Ch 7
- NAVEDTRA 14234BSEABEE COMBAT HANDBOOK, VOLUME 1App IApp IICh 3Ch 4Ch 5Ch 6
- NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK(2024)NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK
- NAVSEA OP 2173 VOLUME 1(REVISION-15)APPROVED HANDLING EQUIPMENT FOR WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVESCh 11Ch 21
- NAVSEA OP 5(REVISION-8)AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES SAFETY ASHOREApp ECh 2Ch 3Ch 5Ch 8Ch 11
- NAVSEA S9086-KC-STM-010(CHAPTER-300)(REVISION-11)NAVAL SHIPS' TECHNICAL MANUAL CHAPTER 300 ELECTRIC PLANT - GENERALApp GSec 2
- NAVSEA SE300-AC-MMO-020(REVISION-2)ACQUISITION SYSTEM BATTLE SPACE PROFILER AN/SQH-4A, REVISION 2, VERSION 1.4Ch 1
- NAVSEA SW360-AW-OPI-010(2017)MACHINE GUN, CALIBER .50: M2A1 WITH FIXED HEADSPACE AND TIMING M2, HEAVY BARREL, FLEXIBLE, WITH EQUIPMENTCh 2
- NAVSEA SW550-AA-MMI-010(REVISION-18)MINE COMPONENTSDESCRIPTION AND CLASS B CRITERIACh 2Ch 6
- NAVSEA SW551-A2-MMI-010(REVISION-14)DESTRUCTORS MK 36 AND 40, AND MINES, MK 62 AND 63 DESCRIPTION, ASSEMBLY, AND TESTCh 4
- NAVSEA SW551-A3-MMI-010(REVISION-11)MINE MK 65 MODS 0, 1, 3 AND 4DESCRIPTION AND PROCEDURESCh 3
- NAVSEA SW553-B2-MMI-020(REVISION-7)MINE, UNDERWATER, MK 67 MOD 2 MAINTENANCECh 3
- NAVSEA SW570-F0-MMO-B70(REVISION-2)SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES AN/SLQ-37(V)4 AND AN/SLQ-38MINESWEEPING SYSTEMS, MCM CLASS SHIPSSYSTEM MANUALCh 1Ch 4
- NAVSUP P-805(WITH IC-15)NAVY AND MARINE CORPS CONVENTIONAL AMMUNITION SENTENCINGApp D
- NSWC PCD/MP/X32-13-002(REVISION-5)MK 18 MOD 2 UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLE (UUV) SYSTEM TACTICS GUIDE (TACGUIDE)App B
- NTRP 1-03.1(WITH ERRATUM-1)OPERATIONAL REPORTS NTRP 1-03.1 (FORMERLY NWP 1-03.1)Ch 1
- NTRP 3-15.2.3MINENET TACTICAL V1.2 USERS GUIDE
- NTRP 3-20.6.19(12-2014)MCM 1 CLASS TACTICAL MANUALCh 5
- NTTP 3-15.2(2021)NAVY MINE COUNTERMEASURESCh 3
- NTTP 3-15.21(WITH CHANGE-1)SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES OPERATIONSApp BApp CCh 1Ch 3Ch 7Ch 10
- NTTP 3-15.22(VOLUME-1)AIRBORNE MINE COUNTERMEASURES (AMCM)Ch 3
- NTTP 3-15.23(2022)EXPEDITIONARY MINE COUNTERMEASURESApp E
- NTTP 3-50.1(2019)NAVY SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) MANUALCh 2Ch 5Ch 6
- NTTP 4-01.5STRATEGIC MOBILITY AND UNIT MOVEMENT OPERATIONSApp G
- NTTP 6-02.2(2021)TAC RADIOS - MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR TACTICAL RADIOSApp SCh 3
- NWP 3-15M VOLUME 1NAVAL MINE WARFARE, VOLUME 1Ch 2
- OPNAV M-5100.23(WITH CHANGE-3)NAVY SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MANUALCh 18
- OPNAVINST 3591.1GSMALL ARMS TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONCh 1Ch 4Ch 6
- OPNAVINST 5100.19F(WITH ACN-1)NAVY SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM MANUAL FOR FORCES AFLOATCh C4Ch C16
- TM 3-15.01-15(U) MK 18 UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLES FAMILY OF SYSTEMS IN MINE WARFARE
Exam topics
6 topics · 17 subtopicsWhat this exam covers, from the official topics list published with the bib.
AA&E MANAGEMENTADMINISTRATION · WEAPONS
EXPEDITIONARY OPERATIONSCOMMUNICATIONS · MOBILITY · TACTICS
MINE COUNTERMEASURESHUNTING · NEUTRALIZATION · SWEEPING
MIW MISSION PLANNINGMESSAGES · MINENET TACTICAL
SEAMANSHIPDECK EVOLUTIONS · NAVIGATION · SAR · SMALL BOAT OPERATIONS
UNDERWATER MINE MAINTENANCEEXERCISE & TRAINING · SERVICE · SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
Official notes and source
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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Source: the official March 2027 E-5 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective October 2026).