NDC · E-7 BIBLIOGRAPHY · FEBRUARY 2027 EXAMReserve (SELRES)

ND E-7 Reserve Bibs · February 2027

Navy Diver · Effective August 2026 · 35 references

Reserve exam

Reserve bibs have one list.
  1. COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3, VOLUME V(REVISION-D)(WITH CHANGE-5)
    JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL (JFMM) VOLUME V QUALITY MAINTENANCE
    Ch 8
  2. HIHPG2-21059 MANUAL
    GAS BOOSTER SYSTEM MODEL: HIHPG2-21059
  3. MILPERSMAN 7220-090(WITH CHANGE-90)
    HAZARDOUS DUTY INCENTIVE PAY (HDIP) FOR DIVING DUTY
  4. NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK(2024)
    NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK
    PART B, SECTION II, RULE 13, C, RULE 24, D, RULE 34
  5. NAVSEA S0300-A6-MAN-010(REVISION-2)
    US NAVY SHIP SALVAGE MANUAL VOLUME 1 STRANDINGS, HARBOR CLEARANCE, AND AFLOAT SALVAGE
    Ch 8Ch 9Ch 13Ch 15
  6. NAVSEA S0300-BB-MAN-010(REVISION-1)(CHANGE A)
    U.S. NAVY UNDERWATER CUTTING & WELDING MANUAL
    Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4VOLUME 1, CHAPTER 3
  7. NAVSEA S0600-AA-PRO-030(CHAPTER-3)(REVISION-3)
    UNDERWATER SHIP HUSBANDRY MANUAL CHAPTER 3 PROPELLERS
    Sec 3
  8. NAVSEA S0600-AA-PRO-090,(CHAPTER-9)(REVISION-1)
    UNDERWATER SHIP HUSBANDRY MANUAL CHAPTER 9 SONAR DOME RUBBER WINDOWS
    Sec 1Sec 4
  9. NAVSEA S0600-AA-PRO-100(CHAPTER-10)(REVISION-2)
    UNDERWATER SHIP HUSBANDRY MANUAL CHAPTER 10 DIVER TOOLS, REV 2
    App C1App C4
  10. NAVSEA S0600-AA-PRO-160(CHAPTER-16)(REVISION-0)(WITH CHANGE-H)
    UNDERWATER SHIP HUSBANDRY MANUAL CHAPTER 16 (COFFERDAMS), W/CHG H
    App DSec 4Sec 7Sec 9
  11. NAVSEA S0600-AA-PRO-170(CHAPTER-17)(REVISION-3)
    UNDERWATER SHIP HUSBANDRY MANUAL CHAPTER 17 INSPECTION PROCEDURES
    Sec 3
  12. NAVSEA S0600-AA-PRO-180(CHAPTER-18)(REVISION-3)
    UNDERWATER SHIP HUSBANDRY MANUAL CHAPTER 18 PROPULSION BEARINGS
    Sec 2
  13. NAVSEA S0600-AA-PRO-190(CHAPTER-19)(REVISION-1)
    UNDERWATER SHIP HUSBANDRY MANUAL CHAPTER 19 CATHODIC PROTECTION SYSTEMS
    Sec 4
  14. NAVSEA S0600-AA-PRO-230(CHAPTER-23)(REVISION-1)
    UNDERWATER SHIP HUSBANDRY MANUAL CHAPTER 23 SUBMARINE PRE-DEPLOYMENT NOISE INSPECTION, REV 1
    Sec 4Sec 5
  15. NAVSEA S0600-AA-PRO-290(WITH CHANGE-D)
    UNDERWATER SHIP HUSBANDRY MANUAL CHAPTER 29 SUBMARINE PROCEDURES
    App AApp N
  16. NAVSEA S9086-CQ-STM-010(VOLUME-1)(CHAPTER-081)(REVISION-6)
    NAVAL SHIPS' TECHNICAL MANUAL CHAPTER 081 WATERBORNE UNDERWATER HULL CLEANING OF NAVY SHIPS
    Sec 2Sec 3
  17. NAVSEA S9592-AP-MMM-040
    DRY DECK SHELTER SYSTEM SSGN HOST SHIP, VOLUME 3
    Ch 4Ch 5
  18. NAVSEA SL740-AA-MAN-010(REVISION-4)
    U.S. NAVY TOWING MANUAL
    Ch 4Ch 5
  19. NAVSEA SS500-AM-MMO-010(REVISION-1)
    ARS-50 CLASS OPERATIONS HANDBOOK
    Ch 5
  20. NAVSEA SS500-AW-MMM-010(REVISION-2)
    TRANSPORTABLE RECOMPRESSION CHAMBER SYSTEM MK-6 MOD 0 AND MOD 1
    Ch 3
  21. NAVSEA SS500-AX-MMA-010(REVISION-1)
    OXYGEN TRANFER PUMP ASSEMBLY (OTPA), MK 23 MOD 0
    Ch 6Ch 7
  22. NAVSEA SS521-AA-MAN-010(REVISION-4)
    U.S. NAVY DIVING AND MANNED HYPERBARIC SYSTEMS SAFETY CERTIFICATION MANUAL
    App CCh 2Encl C
  23. NAVSEA SS521-AG-PRO-010(REVISION-7)(WITH CHANGE-A)
    US NAVY DIVING MANUAL
    VOLUME 1, APPENDIX 1A, 1, CHAPTER 2, 1, CHAPTER 3, 1, CHAPTER 4, 1, CHAPTER 5, 1, CHPATER 3, 2, APPENDIX 2B, 2, APPENDIX 2C, 2, APPENDIX 2D, 2, CHAPTER 10, 2, CHAPTER 6, 2, CHAPTER 7, 2, CHAPTER 8, 2, CHAPTER 9, 3, CHAPTER 12, 3, CHAPTER 13, 4, CHAPTER 15, 4, CHAPTER 16, 4. CHAPTER 15, 5, APPENDIX 5A, 5, APPENDIX 5B, 5, APPENDIX 5C, 5, CHAPTER 17, 5, CHAPTER 18
  24. NAVSEA SS521-AH-PRO-010(REVISION-3)
    U.S. NAVY DIVING UMBILICALS
    Ch 3
  25. NAVSEA SS600-A3-MMA-010(REVISION-4)
    MK 25 MOD 2 UNDERWATER BREATHING APPARATUS (UBA)
    Ch 3Ch 6
  26. NAVSEA SS600-AQ-MMO-010(REVISION-3)(WITH CHANGE-C)
    TECHNICAL MANUAL UNDERWATER BREATHING APPARATUS MK 16 MOD 1 DESCRIPTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE
    Ch 3
  27. NAVSEA SW060-AA-MMA-010 VOLUME 1(REVISION-10)
    TECHNICAL MANUAL DEMOLITION MATERIALS
    Ch 1Ch 3Ch 9
  28. NAVSEA SW060-AA-MMA-020 VOLUME 2(REVISION-6)
    DEMOLITION MATERIALS OBSOLETE & UNSERVICEABLE ITEMS
    Ch 5
  29. NAVSEA SW061-AA-MMA-010(REVISION-4)
    USE OF EXPLOSIVES IN UNDERWATER SALVAGE
    Ch 4
  30. NAVSEA TS500-AU-SPN-010(REVISION-2)
    U.S. NAVY GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR DIVING AND MANNED HYPERBARIC SYSTEMS
    Part 4
  31. NAVSEAINST 4790.8D
    SHIPS MAINTENANCE AND MATERIAL MANAGEMENT MANUAL
    Ch 2SECTION I, CHAPTER 2
  32. NDSTC FORMULA BOOK(REVISION-7)(2021)
    AIR/MIXED GAS & SATURATION FORMULAS
  33. OPNAV M-5102.1
    NAVY AND MARINE CORPS SAFETY INVESTIGATION AND REPORTING MANUAL
    App 2BCh 2Ch 8
  34. OPNAVINST 3150.27D(WITH CHANGE-1)
    NAVY DIVING POLICY AND JOINT MILITARY DIVING TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING PROGRAM
    Ch 2Ch 5Ch 6Ch 7
  35. TRANSPORTABLE RECOMPRESSION CHAMBER SYSTEM (TRCS) OPERATING PROCEDURES(2024)
    TRANSPORTABLE RECOMPRESSION CHAMBER SYSTEM (TRCS) OPERATIONAL AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES INDEX
    App A

Exam topics

6 topics · 20 subtopics

What this exam covers, from the official topics list published with the bib.

Diving Administration & ManagementMission Planning · Program Administration & Safety · System Policy & Procedures
Diving Med & Recompression Chamber OpsDiagnosis & Treatment of Diving/Non-Diving Disorders · Hyperbaric Chamber Operation · Underwater Physiology
Diving OperationsScuba · Surface-Supplied Air · Surface-Supplied Mixed Gas · Underwater Physics
Salvage & Demolition OperationsDemolition Operations · Salvage & Rescue Operations · Salvage Equipment & Configurations
Special Warfare OperationsDds/Lock-In Lock-Out Procedures · Mk 16 Closed-Circuit Mixed-Gas Uba Diving · Mk 25 Mod 2 Closed-Circuit Oxygen Uba Diving
Underwater Ship & Sub Maint & RepairHull & Appendages · Hull Inspections · Ship's Husbandry Equipment · Ship's Husbandry Techniques And Procedures
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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 RESERVE Navy Advancement exam that will be given to SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) PERSONNEL in February 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.
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Source: the official February 2027 E-7 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective August 2026).