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MN E-6 Bibs · March 2027

Mineman · Effective October 2026 · 44 references on the Regular exam

  1. AN/PRC-117G(REVISION-AE)
    AN/PRC-117G MULTIBAND MANPACK RADIO OPERATION MANUAL
    Module 1
  2. AN/PRC-163(REVISION-C)
    AN/PRC-163 MULTICHANNEL HANDHELD RADIO FIELD REFERENCE GUIDE
    TOPIC SYSTEM TEARDOWN
  3. COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3000.2A
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE HELICOPTER (AND TILTROTOR) ROPE SUSPENSION TECHNIQUES AND CAST AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS MANUAL
    Ch 4Ch 6
  4. COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3, VOLUME V(REVISION-E)
    JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL (JFMM) VOLUME V QUALITY MAINTENANCE
    Ch 5
  5. JOINT TRAUMA SYSTEM (TCCC-AC) CLASSES(2017)(CUF)
    CARE UNDER FIRE
  6. JOINT TRAUMA SYSTEM (TCCC-AC) CLASSES(2017)(TFC)
    TACTICAL FIELD CARE
  7. NAVEDTRA 14152B
    MINEMAN, VOLUME 1 MINEMAN CORE
    Ch 6Ch 7Ch 8Ch 9
  8. NAVEDTRA 14153A
    MINEMAN, VOLUME 2 SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES (SMCM)
    Ch 4Ch 5Ch 6
  9. NAVEDTRA 14154A
    MINEMAN, VOLUME 3 AIRBORNE MINE COUNTERMEASURES (AMCM)
    Ch 2
  10. NAVEDTRA 14155A
    MINEMAN, VOLUME 4 UNDERWATER MINE COUNTERMEASURES (UMCM)
    Ch 2
  11. NAVEDTRA 14156A
    MINEMAN, VOLUME 5 ARMS, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES
    Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 6Ch 7
  12. NAVEDTRA 14234B
    SEABEE COMBAT HANDBOOK, VOLUME 1
    Ch 4Ch 5Ch 6Ch 8Ch 10
  13. NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK(2024)
    NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK
  14. NAVSEA OP 2173 VOLUME 1(REVISION-15)
    APPROVED HANDLING EQUIPMENT FOR WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES
  15. NAVSEA OP 4(REVISION-13)
    AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVE SAFETY AFLOAT
    App BCh 3
  16. NAVSEA OP 5(REVISION-9)
    AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES SAFETY ASHORE
    Ch 3Ch 4Ch 7Ch 11
  17. NAVSEA S9086-KC-STM-010(CHAPTER-300)(REVISION-11)
    NAVAL SHIPS' TECHNICAL MANUAL CHAPTER 300 ELECTRIC PLANT - GENERAL
    Sec 2
  18. NAVSEA S9086-TX-STM-010(CHAPTER-583)(VOLUME-1)(REVISION-9)
    BOATS AND SMALL CRAFT
  19. NAVSEA SE300-AC-MMO-020(REVISION-2)
    ACQUISITION SYSTEM BATTLE SPACE PROFILER AN/SQH-4A, REVISION 2, VERSION 1.4
    Ch 1Ch 2
  20. NAVSEA SE340-AH-OMI-010(REVISION-1)
    SONAR COMMUNICATIONS SET AN/WQC-2A
    Ch 2
  21. NAVSEA ST100-AS-MMI-030(REVISION-8)
    TEST EQUIPMENT FOR UNDERWATER MINES, TEST SET MK 503 THROUGH TEST SET MK 650
  22. NAVSEA SW360-AW-OPI-010(2017)
    MACHINE GUN, CALIBER .50: M2A1 WITH FIXED HEADSPACE AND TIMING M2, HEAVY BARREL, FLEXIBLE, WITH EQUIPMENT
  23. NAVSEA SW550-AA-MMI-010(REVISION-20)
    MINE COMPONENTS
    DESCRIPTION AND CLASS-B CRITERIACh 1Ch 2Ch 6
  24. NAVSEA SW551-A2-MMI-010(REVISION-19)
    MINES MK 62 AND 63
    DESCRIPTION, ASSEMBLY, AND TESTCh 4
  25. NAVSEA SW551-A3-MMI-010(REVISION-18)
    MINE MK 65 MODS 0, 1, 3 AND 4 DESCRIPTION AND PROCEDURES
    Ch 3Ch 4
  26. NAVSEA SW570-F0-MMO-B70(REVISION-4)
    SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES AN/SLQ-37(V)4 AND AN/SLQ-38
    MINESWEEPING SYSTEMS, MCM CLASS SHIPSSYSTEM MANUALCh 1Ch 2Ch 4
  27. NTRP 1-03.1(WITH ERRATUM-1)
    OPERATIONAL REPORTS NTRP 1-03.1 (FORMERLY NWP 1-03.1)
    Ch 2
  28. NTRP 3-15.2.3
    MINENET TACTICAL V1.2 USERS GUIDE
    Ch 2Ch 3Ch 10Ch 16
  29. NTRP 3-20.6.19(12-2014)
    MCM 1 CLASS TACTICAL MANUAL
    Ch 1Ch 5
  30. NTTP 3-15.21(WITH CHANGE-1)
    SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES OPERATIONS
    Ch 1Ch 3Ch 7
  31. NTTP 3-15.22(VOLUME-1)
    AIRBORNE MINE COUNTERMEASURES (AMCM)
    Ch 7
  32. NTTP 3-15.23(2022)
    EXPEDITIONARY MINE COUNTERMEASURES
    App DCh 5
  33. NTTP 3-21.5
    (U) NAVAL MINING
    Ch 4
  34. NTTP 3-50.1(2019)
    NAVY SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) MANUAL
    App DCh 2Ch 5
  35. NTTP 4-01.5
    STRATEGIC MOBILITY AND UNIT MOVEMENT OPERATIONS
    App FApp GCh 5
  36. NTTP 6-02.2(2021)
    TAC RADIOS - MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR TACTICAL RADIOS
    App SCh 3
  37. NWP 3-15M VOLUME 1
    NAVAL MINE WARFARE, VOLUME 1
    App A
  38. OPNAV M-5100.23(WITH CHANGE-3)
    NAVY SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MANUAL
    Ch 18
  39. OPNAVINST 3100.6K
    SPECIAL INCIDENT REPORTING (OPREP-3 PINNACLE, OPREP-3 NAVY BLUE AND OPREP-3 NAVY UNIT SITREP) PROCEDURES
    App GCh 2Ch 3
  40. OPNAVINST 5100.19F(WITH ACN-1)
    NAVY SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM MANUAL FOR FORCES AFLOAT
    CHAPTER 1 SECTION C
  41. TACMEMO 3-15.2-24(WITH CHANGE-1)
    UNMANNED SURFACE VESSEL (USV) INFLUENCE SWEEP PAYLOAD (ISP)
  42. TACMEMO 3-15.4-24(WITH CHANGE-1)
    UNMANNED SURFACE VESSEL (USV) MINE HUNT PAYLOAD (MHP) AN/AQS-20C SYSTEM
  43. TM 3-15.01-15
    (U) MK 18 UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLES FAMILY OF SYSTEMS IN MINE WARFARE
  44. WING CRRC MANUAL
    WING INFLATABLES P-SERIES CRRC P4.2, P4.7, P5.3 AND P5.8 OPERATOR MANUAL

Exam topics

6 topics · 17 subtopics

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