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OS E-6 Reserve Bibs · February 2027

Operations Specialist · Effective September 2026 · 56 references

Reserve exam

Reserve bibs have one list.
  1. ACP 121(I)
    COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTIONS GENERAL
    Ch 3
  2. ACP 125(REVISION-G)
    COMMUNICATIONS INSTRUCTIONS RADIOTELEPHONE PROCEDURES
    Ch 6Ch 7
  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 ACh 2Ch 5
  4. APP 1
    ALLIED MARITIME VOICE REPORTING PROCEDURES
    Ch 1
  5. APP-7(EDITION F)(VERSION-1)
    JOINT BREVITY WORDS PUBLICATIONS
  6. ATP 10(D)(WITH CHANGE-1)
    SEARCH AND RESCUE
    Ch 1Ch 6
  7. ATP-01 VOLUME I(EDITION H)(VERSION-1)
    ALLIED MARITIME TACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS AND PROCEDURES
    Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 6Ch 7Ch 10Ch 12
  8. ATP-01 VOLUME II(EDITION I)(VERSION-1)
    ALLIED MARITIME TACTICAL SIGNAL AND MANEUVERING BOOK
    Ch 1Ch 4
  9. ATP-04(EDITION-F)(VERSION-2)
    ALLIED NAVAL GUNFIRE SUPPORT
    Annex DCh 1Ch 2Ch 3
  10. ATP-28 EDITION (E) VERSION (1) VOLUME I
    ALLIED ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE MANUAL - TACTICS AND PROCEDURES
    Ch 4Ch 6Ch 9Ch 10
  11. ATP-8, VOLUME I
    DOCTRINE FOR AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS
    Ch 8
  12. ATP-8, VOLUME II
    TACTICS, TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES FOR AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS
    Ch 3Ch 5
  13. CHART NO. 1(EDITION-13)
    U.S. CHART NO. 1 SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS USED ON PAPER AND ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS
    Sec M
  14. CJCSI 3121.01B
    STANDING RULES OF ENGAGEMENT/STANDING RULES OF THE USE OF FORCE FOR U. S. FORCES
    Encl A
  15. CJCSI 3151.01D
    REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL: COMMON OPERATIONAL PICTURE, COMMON TACTICAL PICTURE, AND COMMON INTELLIGENCE PICTURE
    Encl B
  16. COMNAVSURFPAC/COMNAVAIRPAC/COMNAVAIRLANT/COMNAVSURFLANTINST 3530.4G
    SURFACE SHIP NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION AND REGULATION MANUAL
    Ch 2Ch 6
  17. COMNAVSURFPAC/COMNAVSURFLANTINST 3502.7D
    SURFACE FORCE TRAINING AND READINESS MANUAL
    App GCh 8
  18. EKMS-1E(WITH AMENDMENT-1)
    EKMS POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR NAVY ELECTRONIC KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TIERS 2 & 3
    Ch 2Ch 7
  19. JOINT PUBLICATION 3-13.1
    ELECTRONIC WARFARE
    Ch I
  20. LINK 11
    UNDERSTANDING LINK 11
    Ch 1Ch 2
  21. LINK 16
    UNDERSTANDING LINK 16
    Ch 1Ch 4
  22. NAVEDTRA 12968D
    LOOKOUT TRAINING HANDBOOK
    Ch 11
  23. NAVEDTRA 14308B
    OPERATIONS SPECIALIST, VOLUME 1
    Ch 4Ch 5Ch 8Ch 11Ch 12Ch 14
  24. NAVEDTRA 14338B
    QUARTERMASTER (QM)
    Ch 2
  25. NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK (2024)
    Rule 6Rule 9Rule 18Rule 21Rule 26Rule 27Rule 30Rule 33Rule 34
  26. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK BMD(HOMELAND DEFENSE)
    COMUSFLTFORCOM MSG DTG 251500Z 2014
  27. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK BMD REGIONAL(11-23-2022)
    NAVY-WIDE OPTASK BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE (BMD) REGIONAL
  28. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK COMMON MARITIME PICTURE (2020)
  29. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK ELECTRONIC WARFARE (01-18-2018)
  30. NIMA PUB 1310
    RADAR NAVIGATION AND MANEUVERING BOARD MANUAL, SEVENTH EDITION 2001
    Ch 3Ch 6
  31. NTP 4(E)
    FLEET COMMUNICATIONS
    Ch 3Ch 4Ch 7
  32. NTRP 1-03.1(WITH ERRATUM-1)
    OPERATIONAL REPORTS NTRP 1-03.1 (FORMERLY NWP 1-03.1)
    Ch 1
  33. NTRP 1-03.5(2-2016)
    DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM-NAVY REPORTING MANUAL
    Ch 1
  34. NTRP 3-20.6.02
    AEGIS CG CLASS TACTICAL PUBLICATION
    Ch 5Figure 6-2
  35. NTRP 3-20.6.08, VOLUME 1
    DDG 51 (FLIGHT 1) CLASS TACTICAL PUBLICATION
    App CCh 3Ch 5Ch 8EXEC SUMMARY 5
  36. NTRP 3-21.51.1(2019)
    (U) SUBMARINE TARGET MOTION ANALYSIS (TMA) REFERENCE MANUAL EDITION NOVEMBER 2019
    Ch 4
  37. NTTP 1-10.1(2018)
    NAVY TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FORCE TACTICAL ACTION OFFICER
    Ch 5Ch 6Ch 12
  38. NTTP 3-01.12(2024)
    MARITIME INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE EMPLOYMENT
    Ch 5Ch 8
  39. NTTP 3-13.14(3-2017)
    SURFACE ELECTRONIC WARFARE GUIDE
    App H
  40. NTTP 3-20.3(WITH CHANGE-1)
    SURFACE SHIP SURFACE WARFARE TACTICS
  41. NTTP 3-20.5(WITH CHANGE-3)
    COUNTER-FAC AND FIAC PROCEDURES
    EXEC SUMMARY 6Figure B-1
  42. NTTP 3-20.7(WITH CHANGE-1)
    OVER-THE-HORIZON TARGETING
    Ch 2Ch 4
  43. NTTP 3-21.1(WITH CHANGE-1)
    STRIKE GROUP ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE COMMANDERS MANUAL EDITION AUGUST 2018
    Ch 1Ch 4
  44. NTTP 3-21.36
    SURFACE SHIP PASSIVE LOCALIZATION AND TARGET MOTION ANALYSIS (U)
    App A
  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)
    Ch 5
  47. NTTP 3-51.1
    NAVY ELECTRONIC WARFARE
    App CCh 3
  48. NTTP 6-02.1(2023)
    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 2Ch 3
  50. NWP 3-56(WITH ERRATUM 1)
    MARITIME OPERATIONS AT THE TACTICAL LEVEL OF WARFARE
    Ch 1
  51. OPNAVINST 3100.6K
    SPECIAL INCIDENT REPORTING (OPREP-3 PINNACLE, OPREP-3 NAVY BLUE AND OPREP-3 NAVY UNIT SITREP) PROCEDURES
    Ch 3Ch 4
  52. OPNAVINST 3501.360B
    DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM STRATEGIC
  53. SECNAVINST 5510.30C
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM
    Encl 9
  54. TM 3-01.3-12
    CEC TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT GUIDE
    Ch 2
  55. TM SWDG 3-01.1-08
    MARITIME INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (IAMD) PLANNING (U)
  56. VMS 9.5 OPERATOR MANUAL(REVISION A)
    VOYAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OPERATORS MANUAL SOFTWARE VERSION 9.5
    Ch 3Ch 7

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 AND DIRECTIVES · PROGRAMS · RECORDS · SECURITY
ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFAREASW FUNDAMENTALS · COORDINATED ASW · PROSECUTION & SYSTEMS
COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT AND 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 AND CONTROL · FAC/FIAC DEFENSE · NSFS · OPERATING C4I · RECOGNIZE MARITIME PICTURE · SEARCH AND 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 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-6 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective September 2026).