MN1 · E-6 BIBLIOGRAPHY · MARCH 2027 EXAMActive duty & FTS
MN E-6 Bibs · March 2027
Mineman · Effective October 2026 · 44 references on the Regular exam
- AN/PRC-117G(REVISION-AE)AN/PRC-117G MULTIBAND MANPACK RADIO OPERATION MANUALModule 1
- AN/PRC-163(REVISION-C)AN/PRC-163 MULTICHANNEL HANDHELD RADIO FIELD REFERENCE GUIDETOPIC SYSTEM TEARDOWN
- COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3000.2ANAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE HELICOPTER (AND TILTROTOR) ROPE SUSPENSION TECHNIQUES AND CAST AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS MANUALCh 4Ch 6
- COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3, VOLUME V(REVISION-E)JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL (JFMM) VOLUME V QUALITY MAINTENANCECh 5
- JOINT TRAUMA SYSTEM (TCCC-AC) CLASSES(2017)(CUF)CARE UNDER FIRE
- JOINT TRAUMA SYSTEM (TCCC-AC) CLASSES(2017)(TFC)TACTICAL FIELD CARE
- NAVEDTRA 14152BMINEMAN, VOLUME 1 MINEMAN CORECh 6Ch 7Ch 8Ch 9
- NAVEDTRA 14153AMINEMAN, VOLUME 2 SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES (SMCM)Ch 4Ch 5Ch 6
- NAVEDTRA 14154AMINEMAN, VOLUME 3 AIRBORNE MINE COUNTERMEASURES (AMCM)Ch 2
- NAVEDTRA 14155AMINEMAN, VOLUME 4 UNDERWATER MINE COUNTERMEASURES (UMCM)Ch 2
- NAVEDTRA 14156AMINEMAN, VOLUME 5 ARMS, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVESCh 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 6Ch 7
- NAVEDTRA 14234BSEABEE COMBAT HANDBOOK, VOLUME 1Ch 4Ch 5Ch 6Ch 8Ch 10
- NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK(2024)NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK
- NAVSEA OP 2173 VOLUME 1(REVISION-15)APPROVED HANDLING EQUIPMENT FOR WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES
- NAVSEA OP 4(REVISION-13)AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVE SAFETY AFLOATApp BCh 3
- NAVSEA OP 5(REVISION-9)AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES SAFETY ASHORECh 3Ch 4Ch 7Ch 11
- NAVSEA S9086-KC-STM-010(CHAPTER-300)(REVISION-11)NAVAL SHIPS' TECHNICAL MANUAL CHAPTER 300 ELECTRIC PLANT - GENERALSec 2
- 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 1Ch 2
- NAVSEA SE340-AH-OMI-010(REVISION-1)SONAR COMMUNICATIONS SET AN/WQC-2ACh 2
- NAVSEA ST100-AS-MMI-030(REVISION-8)TEST EQUIPMENT FOR UNDERWATER MINES, TEST SET MK 503 THROUGH TEST SET MK 650
- NAVSEA SW360-AW-OPI-010(2017)MACHINE GUN, CALIBER .50: M2A1 WITH FIXED HEADSPACE AND TIMING M2, HEAVY BARREL, FLEXIBLE, WITH EQUIPMENT
- NAVSEA SW550-AA-MMI-010(REVISION-20)MINE COMPONENTSDESCRIPTION AND CLASS-B CRITERIACh 1Ch 2Ch 6
- NAVSEA SW551-A2-MMI-010(REVISION-19)MINES MK 62 AND 63DESCRIPTION, ASSEMBLY, AND TESTCh 4
- NAVSEA SW551-A3-MMI-010(REVISION-18)MINE MK 65 MODS 0, 1, 3 AND 4 DESCRIPTION AND PROCEDURESCh 3Ch 4
- NAVSEA SW570-F0-MMO-B70(REVISION-4)SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES AN/SLQ-37(V)4 AND AN/SLQ-38MINESWEEPING SYSTEMS, MCM CLASS SHIPSSYSTEM MANUALCh 1Ch 2Ch 4
- NTRP 1-03.1(WITH ERRATUM-1)OPERATIONAL REPORTS NTRP 1-03.1 (FORMERLY NWP 1-03.1)Ch 2
- NTRP 3-15.2.3MINENET TACTICAL V1.2 USERS GUIDECh 2Ch 3Ch 10Ch 16
- NTRP 3-20.6.19(12-2014)MCM 1 CLASS TACTICAL MANUALCh 1Ch 5
- NTTP 3-15.21(WITH CHANGE-1)SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES OPERATIONSCh 1Ch 3Ch 7
- NTTP 3-15.22(VOLUME-1)AIRBORNE MINE COUNTERMEASURES (AMCM)Ch 7
- NTTP 3-15.23(2022)EXPEDITIONARY MINE COUNTERMEASURESApp DCh 5
- NTTP 3-21.5(U) NAVAL MININGCh 4
- NTTP 3-50.1(2019)NAVY SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) MANUALApp DCh 2Ch 5
- NTTP 4-01.5STRATEGIC MOBILITY AND UNIT MOVEMENT OPERATIONSApp FApp GCh 5
- 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 1App A
- OPNAV M-5100.23(WITH CHANGE-3)NAVY SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MANUALCh 18
- OPNAVINST 3100.6KSPECIAL INCIDENT REPORTING (OPREP-3 PINNACLE, OPREP-3 NAVY BLUE AND OPREP-3 NAVY UNIT SITREP) PROCEDURESApp GCh 2Ch 3
- OPNAVINST 5100.19F(WITH ACN-1)NAVY SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM MANUAL FOR FORCES AFLOATCHAPTER 1 SECTION C
- TACMEMO 3-15.2-24(WITH CHANGE-1)UNMANNED SURFACE VESSEL (USV) INFLUENCE SWEEP PAYLOAD (ISP)
- TACMEMO 3-15.4-24(WITH CHANGE-1)UNMANNED SURFACE VESSEL (USV) MINE HUNT PAYLOAD (MHP) AN/AQS-20C SYSTEM
- 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-163(REVISION-B)MULTICHANNEL HANDHELD RADIO FIELD REFERENCE GUIDESECTION BASIC OPERATIONS
- COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3000.2ANAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE HELICOPTER (AND TILTROTOR) ROPE SUSPENSION TECHNIQUES AND CAST AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS MANUALCh 4Ch 6
- JOINT TRAUMA SYSTEM (TCCC-AC) CLASSES(2017)(CUF)CARE UNDER FIRETopic TOURNIQUET
- MFPF 00(2017)MINEFIELD PLANNING FOLDER 00 (U)Ch 3
- MK 18 DEPLOYMENT GUIDE(REVISION-2)MK 18 MOD 2 UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLE SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT GUIDE
- NAVEDTRA 14152AMINEMAN, VOLUME 1 MINEMAN CORECh 5Ch 6Ch 7Ch 8
- NAVEDTRA 14153MINEMAN, VOLUME 2 SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES (SMCM)Ch 1Ch 2Ch 5
- NAVEDTRA 14154MINEMAN, VOLUME 3 AIRBORNE MINE COUNTERMEASURES (AMCM)Ch 2
- NAVEDTRA 14155MINEMAN, VOLUME 4 UNDERWATER MINE COUNTERMEASURES (UMCM)Ch 3
- NAVEDTRA 14156MINEMAN, VOLUME 5 ARMS, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVESCh 3Ch 6
- NAVEDTRA 14234BSEABEE COMBAT HANDBOOK, VOLUME 1Ch 4Ch 5Ch 6Ch 10
- NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK(2024)NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOKRule 1Rule 8Rule 21Rule 22Rule 24Rule 28Rule 29Rule 34
- NAVSEA OP 4(REVISION-13)AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVE SAFETY AFLOATCh 3
- NAVSEA OP 5(REVISION-8)AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES SAFETY ASHORECh 3Ch 11
- NAVSEA S9086-KC-STM-010(CHAPTER-300)(REVISION-11)NAVAL SHIPS' TECHNICAL MANUAL CHAPTER 300 ELECTRIC PLANT - GENERALApp GSec 4
- NAVSEA SE315-AC-IEM-020(2019)SONAR SET, MINEHUNTING, AN/SQQ-32(V)4, HIGH FREQUENCY WIDE BAND (HFWB)Ch 3
- NAVSEA SE340-AH-OMI-010(REVISION-1)SONAR COMMUNICATIONS SET AN/WQC-2ACh 1Ch 2
- NAVSEA SE362-D0-MMM-010(REVISION-1)SONAR SOUNDING SET AN/UQN-4 AND UQN-4A INCLUDING DEPTH INDICATOR ID-1566/UQN-4 AND DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERTER CV-2456/UQN-4Ch 1
- NAVSEA ST100-AS-MMI-010(REVISION-2)TECHNICAL MANUAL DESCRIPTION AND MAINTENANCE TEST EQUIPMENT FOR UNDERWATER MINES AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENTCh 1
- NAVSEA ST100-AS-MMI-020(REVISION-3)TEST EQUIPMENT FOR UNDERWATER MINES PROGRAMMER MK 11 THROUGH TEST SET MK 408
- NAVSEA ST100-AS-MMI-030(REVISION-5)TEST EQUIPMENT FOR UNDERWATER MINES, TEST SET MK 503 THROUGH TEST SET MK 649Ch 1Ch 6
- NAVSEA SW370-AM-OPI-010PISTOL, 9MM SIG SAUER P226Ch 2Ch 3
- NAVSEA SW550-AA-MMI-010(REVISION-18)MINE COMPONENTSDESCRIPTION AND CLASS B CRITERIACh 1Ch 6
- NAVSEA SW550-AQ-ORD-010(REVISION-1)STANDARD NAVAL MINES (U) DESCRIPTION AND OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS (U)Ch 1
- NAVSEA SW551-A3-MMI-010(REVISION-11)MINE MK 65 MODS 0, 1, 3 AND 4DESCRIPTION AND PROCEDURESCh 3Ch 4
- NAVSEA SW553-B2-MMI-010(REVISION-10)MINE, UNDERWATER, MK 67 DESCRIPTION, UPGRADING AND DOWNGRADING
- NAVSEA SW553-B2-MMI-020(REVISION-7)MINE, UNDERWATER, MK 67 MOD 2 MAINTENANCECh 5
- NAVSEA SW570-F0-MMO-040(REVISION-4)TECHNICAL MANUAL FOR SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES, MCM CLASS SHIPSORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL EQUIPMENT CONFIGURATION AND MAINTENANCECh 4
- 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 5
- NAVSUP P-805(WITH IC-15)NAVY AND MARINE CORPS CONVENTIONAL AMMUNITION SENTENCINGApp DCh 1Ch 3
- NSWC PCD/MP/X32-13-002(REVISION-5)MK 18 MOD 2 UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLE (UUV) SYSTEM TACTICS GUIDE (TACGUIDE)App A
- NTRP 1-03.1(WITH ERRATUM-1)OPERATIONAL REPORTS NTRP 1-03.1 (FORMERLY NWP 1-03.1)Ch 1
- NTRP 3-07.2.2(WITH CHANGE-2)SMALL ARMS AND CREW-SERVED WEAPONS HANDLINGCh 5
- NTRP 3-15.2.3MINENET TACTICAL V1.2 USERS GUIDECh 1Ch 3Ch 5
- NTRP 3-20.6.19(12-2014)MCM 1 CLASS TACTICAL MANUALCh 4Ch 5Ch 6
- NTTP 3-15.2NAVY MINE COUNTERMEASURESCh 1Ch 2Ch 4Ch 5Ch 6
- NTTP 3-15.21(WITH CHANGE-1)SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES OPERATIONSApp CCh 1Ch 7Ch 9
- NTTP 3-15.23(2022)EXPEDITIONARY MINE COUNTERMEASURESApp AApp D
- NTTP 3-21.5(U) NAVAL MININGCh 1
- NTTP 3-50.1(2019)NAVY SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) MANUALCh 2Ch 6
- NTTP 4-01.5STRATEGIC MOBILITY AND UNIT MOVEMENT OPERATIONSApp GCh 5
- NTTP 6-02.2(2021)TAC RADIOS - MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR TACTICAL RADIOSCh 2
- NWP 3-15M VOLUME 1NAVAL MINE WARFARE, VOLUME 1
- OPNAVINST 3100.6KSPECIAL INCIDENT REPORTING (OPREP-3 PINNACLE, OPREP-3 NAVY BLUE AND OPREP-3 NAVY UNIT SITREP) PROCEDURESCh 2
- OPNAVINST 3591.1GSMALL ARMS TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION
- OPNAVINST 5100.19F(WITH ACN-1)NAVY SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM MANUAL FOR FORCES AFLOATSECTION C, CHAPTER 17, C, CHAPTER 4
- TM 3-15.01-15(U) MK 18 UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLES FAMILY OF SYSTEMS IN MINE WARFARECh 4
- VMS 9.5 OPERATOR MANUAL(REVISION A)VOYAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OPERATORS MANUAL SOFTWARE VERSION 9.5Ch 2
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
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Source: the official March 2027 E-6 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective October 2026).