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OS E-7 Bibs · January 2027

Operations Specialist · Effective July 2026 · Revised by the Navy (revision 2) · 54 references on the Regular exam

  1. ACP 121(I)
    COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTIONS GENERAL
    Ch 3
  2. ACP 125(REVISION-G)
    COMMUNICATIONS INSTRUCTIONS RADIOTELEPHONE PROCEDURES
    Ch 2
  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
    Ch 2Ch 5
  4. APP-7(EDITION F)(VERSION-1)
    JOINT BREVITY WORDS PUBLICATIONS
  5. ATP-01 VOLUME I(EDITION H)(VERSION-1)
    ALLIED MARITIME TACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS AND PROCEDURES
    Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 12Ch 19
  6. ATP-01 VOLUME II(EDITION I)(VERSION-1)
    ALLIED MARITIME TACTICAL SIGNAL AND MANEUVERING BOOK
    Ch 1Ch 4Ch 7
  7. ATP-04(EDITION-F)(VERSION-2)
    ALLIED NAVAL GUNFIRE SUPPORT
    Ch 1Ch 2
  8. ATP-28 EDITION (B) VERSION (1) VOLUME II
    ALLIED ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE MANUAL SCIENTIFIC AND SUPPORTING DATA SUPPLEMENT
    Ch 3
  9. ATP-28 EDITION (E) VERSION (1) VOLUME I
    ALLIED ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE MANUAL - TACTICS AND PROCEDURES
    Annex GCh 10
  10. ATP-8, VOLUME II
    TACTICS, TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES FOR AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS
    Ch 3Ch 5
  11. CJCSM 3115.01D
    JOINT DATA NETWORK (JDN) OPERATIONS: VOLUME I
    App D
  12. COMNAVSURFPAC/COMNAVAIRPAC/COMNAVAIRLANT/COMNAVSURFLANTINST 3530.4G
    SURFACE SHIP NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION AND REGULATION MANUAL
    Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5Ch 6
  13. COMNAVSURFPAC/COMNAVSURFLANTINST 3502.7D
    SURFACE FORCE TRAINING AND READINESS MANUAL
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 5Ch 6
  14. EKMS-1E(WITH AMENDMENT-1)
    EKMS POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR NAVY ELECTRONIC KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TIERS 2 & 3
    Ch 1Ch 5
  15. JOINT PUBLICATION 3-13.1
    ELECTRONIC WARFARE
    Ch I
  16. LINK 16
    UNDERSTANDING LINK 16
    Ch 1
  17. NAVEDTRA 14308B
    OPERATIONS SPECIALIST, VOLUME 1
    Ch 9Ch 12
  18. NAVEDTRA 14338B
    QUARTERMASTER (QM)
    Ch 9
  19. NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK(2024)
    NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK
    Rule 7Rule 8Rule 15Rule 16Rule 27Rule 30Rule 34Rule 36
  20. NAVY WIDE OPTASK ASW(5-2022)
    NAVYWIDE OPTASK ANTI SUBMARINE WARFARE
  21. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK AIR MISSILE DEFENSE(AMD)(01-02-2020)
    NAVY-WIDE OPTASK AIR MISSILE DEFENSE
  22. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK BMD(HOMELAND DEFENSE)
    COMUSFLTFORCOM MSG DTG 251500Z 2014
  23. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK BMD REGIONAL(11-23-2022)
    NAVY-WIDE OPTASK BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE (BMD) REGIONAL
  24. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK COMMON MARITIME PICTURE(2020)
    NAVY-WIDE OPTASK COMMON MARITIME PICTURE
  25. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK ELECTRONIC WARFARE(01-18-2018)
    NAVY-WIDE OPTASK ELECTRONIC WARFARE
  26. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK IM
    NAVYWIDE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
  27. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK SURFACE WARFARE(SUW)(23-01-2020)
    NAVY-WIDE OPTASK SURFACE WARFARE
  28. NIMA PUB 1310
    RADAR NAVIGATION AND MANEUVERING BOARD MANUAL, SEVENTH EDITION 2001
    Ch 6
  29. NIMA PUB NO 9(VOLUME-1)(2024)
    PUB. NO. 9 AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR AN EPITOME OF NAVIGATION VOLUME I 2024 EDITION
    Ch 28
  30. NTP 4(E)
    FLEET COMMUNICATIONS
    Ch 1Ch 5
  31. NTRP 1-01(2024)
    THE NAVY WARFARE LIBRARY USER MANUAL
    Ch 2Ch 3
  32. NTRP 1-03.1(WITH ERRATUM-1)
    OPERATIONAL REPORTS NTRP 1-03.1 (FORMERLY NWP 1-03.1)
    Ch 1Ch 2
  33. NTRP 1-03.5(2-2016)
    DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM-NAVY REPORTING MANUAL
    Ch 1Ch 2
  34. NTRP 3-20.6.02
    AEGIS CG CLASS TACTICAL PUBLICATION
    Ch 13
  35. NTRP 3-20.6.26(VOLUME-1)
    (U) LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS) CLASS TACTICAL PUBLICATION
    Ch 2
  36. NTRP 3-21.51.1(2019)
    (U) SUBMARINE TARGET MOTION ANALYSIS (TMA) REFERENCE MANUAL EDITION NOVEMBER 2019
    Ch 1
  37. NTTP 1-10.1(2018)
    NAVY TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FORCE TACTICAL ACTION OFFICER
    Ch 3Ch 11Ch 16
  38. NTTP 3-01.12(WITH CHANGE-1)
    MARITIME INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE EMPLOYMENT
    Ch 5
  39. NTTP 3-01.5(WITH CHANGE-2)
    NAVY TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES AEGIS AIR DEFENSE CORE TACTICS
    Ch 2
  40. NTTP 3-02.1M
    SHIP-TO-SHORE MOVEMENT
    App B
  41. NTTP 3-13.14(3-2017)
    SURFACE ELECTRONIC WARFARE GUIDE
    App ACh 2Ch 4
  42. NTTP 3-20.3(WITH CHANGE-1)
    SURFACE SHIP SURFACE WARFARE TACTICS
    Ch 4
  43. NTTP 3-20.32(WITH CHANGE-1)
    (U) SURFACE SHIP GUNNERY
    Ch 4Ch 5
  44. NTTP 3-20.7(WITH CHANGE-1)
    OVER-THE-HORIZON TARGETING
    App FCh 2Ch 4
  45. NTTP 3-21.1(WITH CHANGE-1)
    STRIKE GROUP ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE COMMANDERS MANUAL EDITION AUGUST 2018
    App ACh 2Ch 5Ch 6Ch 9
  46. NTTP 3-50.1(2019)
    NAVY SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) MANUAL
    Ch 2Ch 6
  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 3-01(WITH CHANGE-1)
    FLEET AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE
    Ch 2
  50. NWP 3-56(WITH ERRATUM 1)
    MARITIME OPERATIONS AT THE TACTICAL LEVEL OF WARFARE
    App AApp B
  51. OPNAVINST 3100.6K
    SPECIAL INCIDENT REPORTING (OPREP-3 PINNACLE, OPREP-3 NAVY BLUE AND OPREP-3 NAVY UNIT SITREP) PROCEDURES
    Ch 1Ch 3
  52. SECNAVINST 5510.30C
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM
    Encl 4
  53. TM 3-01.3-12
    CEC TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT GUIDE
    Ch 1
  54. TM SWDG 3-01.1-08
    MARITIME INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (IAMD) PLANNING (U)
    App E

Exam topics

7 topics · 30 subtopics

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

Administration & Record KeepingGenerating Naval Messages · Policies And Directives · Programs · Records · Security
Anti-Submarine WarfareAsw Fundamentals · Coordinated Asw · Prosecution & Systems
Communication Management And OperationsExternal
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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  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 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.
  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 January 2027 E-7 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective July 2026).