MNC · E-7 BIBLIOGRAPHY · JANUARY 2027 EXAMActive duty & FTS

MN E-7 Bibs · January 2027

Mineman · Effective July 2026 · Revised by the Navy (revision 2) · 47 references on the Regular exam

  1. COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3000.2A
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE HELICOPTER (AND TILTROTOR) ROPE SUSPENSION TECHNIQUES AND CAST AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS MANUAL
    App FCh 1Ch 4
  2. COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3, VOLUME V(REVISION-D)(WITH CHANGE-4)
    JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL (JFMM) VOLUME V QUALITY MAINTENANCE
    Ch 2Ch 8
  3. EKMS-1E(WITH AMENDMENT-1)
    EKMS POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR NAVY ELECTRONIC KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TIERS 2 & 3
    App MCh 1Ch 9
  4. JOINT TRAUMA SYSTEM (TCCC-AC) CLASSES(2017)(CUF)
    CARE UNDER FIRE
    Topic TOURNIQUET
  5. MFPF 00(2017)
    MINEFIELD PLANNING FOLDER 00 (U)
    App BCh 7
  6. NAVEDTRA 14152B
    MINEMAN, VOLUME 1 MINEMAN CORE
    Ch 5Ch 6Ch 7Ch 8
  7. NAVEDTRA 14153A
    MINEMAN, VOLUME 2 SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES (SMCM)
    Ch 4Ch 5
  8. NAVEDTRA 14154A
    MINEMAN, VOLUME 3 AIRBORNE MINE COUNTERMEASURES (AMCM)
    Ch 2
  9. NAVEDTRA 14155A
    MINEMAN, VOLUME 4 UNDERWATER MINE COUNTERMEASURES (UMCM)
    Ch 3
  10. NAVEDTRA 14156A
    MINEMAN, VOLUME 5 ARMS, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES
    Ch 2Ch 3Ch 5Ch 6Ch 7
  11. NAVEDTRA 14234B
    SEABEE COMBAT HANDBOOK, VOLUME 1
    Ch 4Ch 5
  12. NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK(2024)
    NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK
  13. NAVSEA OP 2173 VOLUME 1(REVISION-15)
    APPROVED HANDLING EQUIPMENT FOR WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES
    Ch 11
  14. NAVSEA OP 4(REVISION-13)
    AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVE SAFETY AFLOAT
    App DCh 2Ch 3Ch 5
  15. NAVSEA OP 5(REVISION-8)
    AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES SAFETY ASHORE
    Ch 5Ch 7Ch 10Ch 11
  16. NAVSEA SE300-AC-MMO-020(REVISION-2)
    ACQUISITION SYSTEM BATTLE SPACE PROFILER AN/SQH-4A, REVISION 2, VERSION 1.4
    Ch 1Ch 2
  17. NAVSEA SE340-AH-OMI-010(REVISION-1)
    SONAR COMMUNICATIONS SET AN/WQC-2A
    Ch 1
  18. 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-4
    Ch 1
  19. NAVSEA ST100-AS-MMI-010(REVISION-2)
    TECHNICAL MANUAL DESCRIPTION AND MAINTENANCE TEST EQUIPMENT FOR UNDERWATER MINES AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT
    Ch 1Ch 4
  20. NAVSEA SW020-AF-HBK-010(REVISION-7)
    MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER AND SHIPPING INSPECTOR'S MANUAL FOR AMMUNITION, EXPLOSIVES AND RELATED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
    Ch 2
  21. NAVSEA SW360-AW-OPI-010(2017)
    MACHINE GUN, CALIBER .50: M2A1 WITH FIXED HEADSPACE AND TIMING M2, HEAVY BARREL, FLEXIBLE, WITH EQUIPMENT
    Ch 6Ch 7
  22. NAVSEA SW550-AA-MMI-010(REVISION-18)
    MINE COMPONENTS
    DESCRIPTION AND CLASS B CRITERIACh 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 6
  23. NAVSEA SW550-AE-MMI-010(REVISION-14)
    MINES, UNDERWATER: EXERCISE AND TRAINING DESCRIPTION AND CLASS-B CRITERIA
  24. NAVSEA SW550-AQ-ORD-010(REVISION-1)
    STANDARD NAVAL MINES (U) DESCRIPTION AND OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS (U)
    Ch 2
  25. NAVSEA SW551-A3-MMI-010(REVISION-11)
    MINE MK 65 MODS 0, 1, 3 AND 4
    DESCRIPTION AND PROCEDURESCh 3
  26. NAVSEA SW553-B2-MMI-010(REVISION-10)
    MINE, UNDERWATER, MK 67 DESCRIPTION, UPGRADING AND DOWNGRADING
    Ch 3
  27. NAVSEA SW570-F0-MMO-040(REVISION-4)
    TECHNICAL MANUAL FOR SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES, MCM CLASS SHIPS
    ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL EQUIPMENT CONFIGURATION AND MAINTENANCECh 4
  28. NAVSEA SW570-F0-MMO-B70(REVISION-2)
    SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES AN/SLQ-37(V)4 AND AN/SLQ-38
    MINESWEEPING SYSTEMS, MCM CLASS SHIPSSYSTEM MANUALCh 1Ch 2Ch 4
  29. NAVSUP P-805(WITH IC-15)
    NAVY AND MARINE CORPS CONVENTIONAL AMMUNITION SENTENCING
    App AApp DCh 1Ch 3
  30. NIMA PUB 1310
    RADAR NAVIGATION AND MANEUVERING BOARD MANUAL, SEVENTH EDITION 2001
    Ch 1
  31. NTRP 1-03.1(WITH ERRATUM-1)
    OPERATIONAL REPORTS NTRP 1-03.1 (FORMERLY NWP 1-03.1)
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3
  32. NTRP 3-15.2.3
    MINENET TACTICAL V1.2 USERS GUIDE
    Glossary 6
  33. NTRP 3-20.6.19(12-2014)
    MCM 1 CLASS TACTICAL MANUAL
    Ch 5
  34. NTTP 3-15.2(2021)
    NAVY MINE COUNTERMEASURES
    App CCh 1Ch 4Ch 6
  35. NTTP 3-15.21(WITH CHANGE-1)
    SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES OPERATIONS
    App BApp DApp ECh 3Ch 5Ch 6Ch 7
  36. NTTP 3-15.23(2022)
    EXPEDITIONARY MINE COUNTERMEASURES
    App AApp DCh 3Ch 5
  37. NTTP 3-50.1(2019)
    NAVY SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) MANUAL
    Ch 1Ch 2
  38. NTTP 4-01.4(WITH CHANGE-1)
    NAVY TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT
  39. NTTP 6-02.2(2021)
    TAC RADIOS - MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR TACTICAL RADIOS
    App S
  40. NWP 3-15M VOLUME 1
    NAVAL MINE WARFARE, VOLUME 1
    Ch 1
  41. OPNAVINST 3591.1G
    SMALL ARMS TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION
    Ch 1
  42. OPNAVINST 5100.19F(WITH ACN-1)
    NAVY SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM MANUAL FOR FORCES AFLOAT
    Ch C8
  43. TACMEMO 3-15.2-24
    UNMANNED SURFACE VESSEL (USV) INFLUENCE SWEEP PAYLOAD (ISP)
  44. TACMEMO 3-15.4-24
    UNMANNED SURFACE VESSEL (USV) MINE HUNT PAYLOAD (MHP) AN/AQS-20C SYSTEM
  45. TACMEMO 3-15.5-24
    LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS) MINE COUNTERMEASURES (MCM) MISSION PACKAGE (MP) INTEGRATED PLANNING
  46. TM 3-15.01-15
    (U) MK 18 UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLES FAMILY OF SYSTEMS IN MINE WARFARE
  47. WING CRRC MANUAL
    WING INFLATABLES P-SERIES CRRC P4.2, P4.7, P5.3 AND P5.8 OPERATOR MANUAL
    TOPIC ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY, DAMAGE ASSESMENT, FABRIC REPAIR, HOISTING, INFLATION SPECIFICATIONS, TOWING

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 January 2027. All exam questions are developed by rating subject matter experts utilizing the latest Occupational Standards provided by NAVMAC.
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Source: the official January 2027 E-7 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective July 2026).