OS1 · E-6 BIBLIOGRAPHY · MARCH 2027 EXAMActive duty & FTS

OS E-6 Bibs · March 2027

Operations Specialist · Effective October 2026 · 56 references on the Regular exam

  1. ACP 121(I)
    COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTIONS GENERAL
    Ch 1Ch 3
  2. ACP 125(REVISION-G)
    COMMUNICATIONS INSTRUCTIONS RADIOTELEPHONE PROCEDURES
    Ch 6
  3. ADATP-33(A)
    MULTI-LINK STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR TACTICAL DATA SYSTEMS EMPLOYING LINK 16, LINK 11, LINK 11B, IJMS, LINK 1, LINK 4, AND ATDL-1
    Annex NCh 3
  4. APP 1(C)
    ALLIED MARITIME VOICE REPORTING PROCEDURES
    Ch 9
  5. APP-7(EDITION F)(VERSION-1)
    JOINT BREVITY WORDS PUBLICATIONS
  6. ATP 10(D)(WITH CHANGE-1)
    SEARCH AND RESCUE
    Ch 6
  7. ATP 3(B)(WITH CHANGE-5)
    NAVY ANTISUBMARINE EVASIVE STEERING
    Ch 1
  8. ATP-01 VOLUME I(EDITION H)(VERSION-1)
    ALLIED MARITIME TACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS AND PROCEDURES
    Ch 1Ch 4Ch 6Ch 7Ch 10
  9. ATP-01 VOLUME II(EDITION I)(VERSION-1)
    ALLIED MARITIME TACTICAL SIGNAL AND MANEUVERING BOOK
    Ch 1Ch 15
  10. ATP-04(EDITION-F)(VERSION-2)
    ALLIED NAVAL GUNFIRE SUPPORT
    Ch 1Ch 2Glossary 2
  11. ATP-28 EDITION (E) VERSION (1) VOLUME I
    ALLIED ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE MANUAL - TACTICS AND PROCEDURES
    Annex AAnnex DCh 4Ch 6
  12. ATP-8(C), VOLUME I
    DOCTRINE FOR AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS
    Ch 3
  13. ATP-8(C), VOLUME II
    TACTICS, TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES FOR AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS
    Ch 3Ch 6Glossary 2
  14. CHART NO. 1(EDITION-13)
    U.S. CHART NO. 1 SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS USED ON PAPER AND ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS
  15. CJCSI 3151.01D
    REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL: COMMON OPERATIONAL PICTURE, COMMON TACTICAL PICTURE, AND COMMON INTELLIGENCE PICTURE
  16. COMNAVSURFOR COMNAVAIRFORINST 1211.2A
    COMBAT AIR CONTROLLER QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
  17. COMNAVSURFPAC/COMNAVAIRPAC/COMNAVAIRLANT/COMNAVSURFLANTINST 3530.4G
    SURFACE SHIP NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION AND REGULATION MANUAL
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4
  18. COMNAVSURFPAC/COMNAVSURFLANTINST 3502.7D(WITH CHANGE-1)
    SURFACE FORCE TRAINING AND READINESS MANUAL
    Ch 1
  19. EKMS-1E(WITH AMENDMENT-1)
    EKMS POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR NAVY ELECTRONIC KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TIERS 2 & 3
    App HApp M
  20. LINK 11
    UNDERSTANDING LINK 11
    Ch 5
  21. LINK 16
    UNDERSTANDING LINK 16
    Ch 5
  22. NAVEDTRA 14308B
    OPERATIONS SPECIALIST, VOLUME 1
    Ch 4Ch 5Ch 9Ch 11Ch 14
  23. NAVEDTRA 14338B
    QUARTERMASTER (QM)
    Ch 1Ch 2
  24. NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK(2024)
    NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK
    Rule 5Rule 7Rule 25Rule 27Rule 30Rule 34Rule 37SECTION COLREGS DEMARCATION LINES
  25. NAVY WIDE OPTASK ASW(5-2022)
    NAVYWIDE OPTASK ANTI SUBMARINE WARFARE
  26. NAVY-WIDE OPERATIONAL TASK (OPTASK) BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE(BMD)
    COMUSFLTFORCOM MSG DTG 132129Z MAR 26
  27. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK AIR MISSILE DEFENSE(AMD)(01-02-2020)
    NAVY-WIDE OPTASK AIR MISSILE DEFENSE
  28. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK BMD REGIONAL(11-23-2022)
    NAVY-WIDE OPTASK BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE (BMD) REGIONAL
  29. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK COMMON MARITIME PICTURE(2020)
    NAVY-WIDE OPTASK COMMON MARITIME PICTURE
  30. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK ELECTRONIC WARFARE(01-18-2018)
    NAVY-WIDE OPTASK ELECTRONIC WARFARE
  31. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK IM
    NAVYWIDE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
  32. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK SURFACE WARFARE(SUW)(23-01-2020)
    NAVY-WIDE OPTASK SURFACE WARFARE
  33. NIMA PUB 1310
    RADAR NAVIGATION AND MANEUVERING BOARD MANUAL, SEVENTH EDITION 2001
    Ch 3Ch 5Ch 6
  34. NTP 4(E)
    FLEET COMMUNICATIONS
    Ch 3
  35. NTRP 1-03.1(WITH ERRATUM-1)
    OPERATIONAL REPORTS NTRP 1-03.1 (FORMERLY NWP 1-03.1)
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3
  36. NTRP 1-03.5(2-2016)
    DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM-NAVY REPORTING MANUAL
    Ch 1
  37. NTRP 3-20.6.02
    AEGIS CG CLASS TACTICAL PUBLICATION
  38. NTRP 3-20.6.08, VOLUME 1
    DDG 51 (FLIGHT 1) CLASS TACTICAL PUBLICATION
    Ch 6Ch 7Ch 9
  39. NTTP 1-10.1(2018)
    NAVY TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FORCE TACTICAL ACTION OFFICER
    Ch 5Ch 6Ch 12
  40. NTTP 3-01.11(WITH CHANGE-1)
    MARITIME INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE PLANNING
    Ch 2
  41. NTTP 3-01.12(WITH CHANGE-1)
    MARITIME INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE EMPLOYMENT
    Ch 5Ch 7Ch 10
  42. NTTP 3-20.3(WITH CHANGE-1)
    SURFACE SHIP SURFACE WARFARE TACTICS
    Ch 3Ch 4
  43. NTTP 3-20.7(WITH CHANGE-1)
    OVER-THE-HORIZON TARGETING
    Ch 4
  44. NTTP 3-21.1(WITH CHANGE-1)
    STRIKE GROUP ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE COMMANDERS MANUAL EDITION AUGUST 2018
    Ch 8
  45. NTTP 3-22.5 MARITIME(2024)
    MARITIME AIRCRAFT TACTICAL POCKET GUIDE
  46. NTTP 3-22.5-SAR-TAC
    NAVY SEARCH AND RESCUE TACTICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT (SAR TACAID)
    Sec 3Sec 5Sec 6
  47. NTTP 3-51.1
    NAVY ELECTRONIC WARFARE
    App CCh 2Ch 3Ch 7
  48. NTTP 6-02.1(2025)
    BREVITY MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR MULTI-SERVICE BREVITY CODES
  49. NWP 3-20(WITH CHANGE-1)
    NAVY SURFACE WARFARE MANUAL
    Ch 1Ch 2
  50. NWP 3-56(WITH ERRATUM 1)
    MARITIME OPERATIONS AT THE TACTICAL LEVEL OF WARFARE
    App BCh 1
  51. OPNAVINST 3100.6K
    SPECIAL INCIDENT REPORTING (OPREP-3 PINNACLE, OPREP-3 NAVY BLUE AND OPREP-3 NAVY UNIT SITREP) PROCEDURES
    Ch 3
  52. SECNAVINST 5510.30C
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM
    Encl 2
  53. SECNAVINST 5510.36B
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM
  54. TM 3-01.3-12
    CEC TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT GUIDE
  55. TM SWDG 3-01.1-08
    MARITIME INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (IAMD) PLANNING (U)
    Ch 5
  56. UNDERSTANDING VOICE AND DATA LINK NETWORKING
    UNDERSTANDING VOICE AND DATA LINK NETWORKING, NORTHROP GRUMMAN'S GUIDE TO SECURE TACTICAL DATA LINKS
    App BCh 3

Exam topics

7 topics · 32 subtopics

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

Administration & Record KeepingGenerating Naval Messages · Log Keeping · Policies & Directives · Programs · Records · Security
Anti-Submarine WarfareASW Fundamentals · Coordinated ASW · Prosecution & Systems
Communication Management & OperationsExternal · Internal
Electronic WarfareElectronic Fundamentals · Threats · U.S. Naval Platforms
Integrated Missile DefenseAir Defense Mission Planning · BMD · Operating C4I · Recognize Air Picture · Weapons
NavigationEquipment Operation · Fundamentals · MOBOARDS · Rules of the Road · Watch Management
Surface WarfareAmphibious Operations · Command & Control · FAC/FIAC Defense · NSFS · Operating C4I · Recognize Maritime Picture · Search & Rescue · Weapons Systems
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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.
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Source: the official March 2027 E-6 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective October 2026).