RWC · E-7 BIBLIOGRAPHY · JANUARY 2027 EXAMActive duty & FTS
RW E-7 Bibs · January 2027
Robotics · Effective July 2026 · Revised by the Navy (revision 2) · 52 references on the Regular exam
- 026-000198-000 V1.3 SCANEAGLE BLOCK E OPERATIONS HANDBOOKSCANEAGLE BLOCK E OPERATIONS HANDBOOKCh 00Ch 00-22Ch 00-27Ch 15-10Ch 15-20Ch 15-33Ch 23-00
- 026-000199-000 V1.2 SCANEAGLE BLOCK E MAINTENANCE HANDBOOKSCANEAGLE BLOCK E MAINTENANCE HANDBOOK
- ACP 121(I)COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTIONS GENERALCh 5
- CJCSI 3255.01(WITH CHANGE-1)JOINT UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS MINIMUM TRAINING STANDARDSCh 1
- CJCSM 3122.02F(VOLUME-3)JOINT OPERATION PLANNING AND EXECUTION SYSTEM (JOPES):VOLUME III TIME PHASED FORCE AND DEPLOYMENT DATA DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT EXECUTION
- CMS-1BCMS-1B DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) COMSEC POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUALCh 9
- CMS-3BCMS-3B DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY MATERIAL SYSTEM (CMS) CENTRAL OFFICE OF RECORD (COR) AUDIT MANUALCh 2
- CNAF M-3710.7(2025)NATOPS GENERAL FLIGHT AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS MANUALCh 3Ch 14
- CNAF M-3710.9TRAINING AND OPERATIONS MANUAL GROUP 1 AND 2 UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMSApp GCh 4
- COMNAVAIRFORINST 4790.2ETHE NAVAL AVIATION MAINTENANCE PROGRAM (NAMP)Ch 3
- COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3710.1AUNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONCh 3Ch 7
- COMNECC/COMNECCPACINST 3500.4ESUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEMCh 2
- COMNECCINST 3501.1D(WITH CHANGE-1)READINESS AND COST REPORTING PROGRAM (RCRP)Ch 5
- COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3, VOLUME VI(REVISION-D)(WITH CHANGE-4)JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL VOLUME VI MAINTENANCE PROGRAMSCh 8Ch 19
- CONOPS SUSVSMALL UNMANNED SURFACE VESSEL CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS (U)App DCh 1Ch 4Ch 5
- CYBER-1(REVISION-E)SUBMARINE FORCE CYBER SECURITY MANUALCh 12
- EKMS-1E(WITH AMENDMENT-1)EKMS POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR NAVY ELECTRONIC KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TIERS 2 & 3Annex HAnnex RCh 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 7Ch 9
- FIRST PERSON VIEW (FPV) BASIC INTRODUCTION LINKFIRST PERSON VIEW (FPV) BASIC INTRODUCTIONSECTION OSCARLIANG DRONE SIM- HTTPS://OSCARLIANG.COM/FPV-DRONE-GUIDE/#WHAT-IS-AN-FPV-DRONE, ROTORRIOT FLIGHT MODES- HTTPS://ROTORRIOT.COM/PAGES/BEGINNERSGUIDE?SRS
- FIRST PERSON VIEW (FPV) BETAFLIGHT INTRODUCTION LINKFIRST PERSON VIEW (FPV) BETAFLIGHT INTRODUCTIONSECTION INTRO - HTTPS://BETAFLIGHT.COM/DOCS/WIKI/GETTING-STARTED, OSD - HTTPS://BETAFLIGHT.COM/DOCS/WIKI/GETTING-STARTED, RECEIVER PORTS - HTTPS://BETAF
- FIRST PERSON VIEW (FPV) ITEM/COMPONENTS BREAK DOWN LINKFIRST PERSON VIEW (FPV) ITEM/COMPONENTS BREAK DOWNSECTION ROTORRIOT FC - HTTPS://ROTORRIOT.COM/PAGES/BEGINNERSGUIDE?SRSLTID=AFMBOOQ3BVDQELEPVBVRHS3695UMCNR1NA3YPN5PRESLFQOBQYE9HMDE, ROTORRIOT FPV
- IMINT SYSTEM OVERVIEWIMINT SYSTEM OVERVIEWCh 2
- JOINT PUBLICATION 2-01JOINT AND NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO MILITARY OPERATIONSCh 2
- METOC-045-805-311-006ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS ON EO SENSORS AND SYSTEMSSECTION ELECTRO-OPTICAL IMAGING, LASER SYSTEMS
- MK 18 DEPLOYMENT GUIDE(REVISION-2)MK 18 MOD 2 UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLE SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT GUIDECh 1
- NAVAIR 17-15BAD-1(WITH CHANGE-2)NAVY AND AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT STORAGE BATTERIESCh 4
- NAVEDTRA 14009BAVIATION ELECTRICIANS MATE (AE)Ch 8
- NAVEDTRA 14022AAVIATION MAINTENANCE RATINGSCh 7
- NAVEDTRA 14155AMINEMAN, VOLUME 4 UNDERWATER MINE COUNTERMEASURES (UMCM)Ch 2Ch 3
- NAVEDTRA 14173ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 1- MATTER, ENERGY, AND DIRECT CURRENTCh 1
- NAVEDTRA 14182ANEETS, MODULE 10--INTRODUCTION TO WAVE PROPAGATION, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND ANTENNASCh 2
- NAVEDTRA 14187ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 15-PRINCIPLES OF SYNCHROS, SERVOS, AND GYROSCh 1Ch 3
- NAVEDTRA 14188ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 16- TEST EQUIPMENTCh 2
- NAVEDTRA 14190ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 18--RADAR PRINCIPLESCh 1
- NAVEDTRA 14193ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 21-TEST METHODS AND PRACTICESCh 5
- NAVEDTRA 14343ABOATSWAIN'S MATECh 7
- NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK(2024)NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOKRule 14Rule 15
- NAVSEAINST 4790.8DSHIPS 3-M MANUALSECTION 1 CHAP 10, 1 CHAP 3
- NAVY-WIDE OPTASK ELECTRONIC WARFARE(01-18-2018)NAVY-WIDE OPTASK ELECTRONIC WARFARE
- NSWC PCD/MP/X32-13-002(REVISION-5)MK 18 MOD 2 UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLE (UUV) SYSTEM TACTICS GUIDE (TACGUIDE)App HApp JCh 4Ch 5Ch 6Ch 7
- NTRP 1-03.1(WITH ERRATUM-1)OPERATIONAL REPORTS NTRP 1-03.1 (FORMERLY NWP 1-03.1)Ch 1
- NTRP 3-21.69.1(2013)SONAR REFERENCE MANUALCh 1
- NTTP 3-05.15(WITH CHANGE-1)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM OPERATIONSCh 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 8
- NTTP 3-15.23(2022)EXPEDITIONARY MINE COUNTERMEASURESApp C
- NTTP 3-21.55.20(2025)SUBMARINE UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLE (UUV) EMPLOYMENT MANUALCh 1Ch 3Ch 4
- NTTP 3-55.14(2015)UAS MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR THE TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMSCh 2
- OPNAVINST 3100.6KSPECIAL INCIDENT REPORTING (OPREP-3 PINNACLE, OPREP-3 NAVY BLUE AND OPREP-3 NAVY UNIT SITREP) PROCEDURESCh 4
- SEAL HANDBOOKSEAL HANDBOOKCh 1Ch 5
- TACBUL 3-20.1-23PROTOTYPE MEDIUM AND LARGE UNMANNED SURFACE VESSEL CORE TACTICSCh 1Ch 3Ch 5
- TACBUL 3-20.1-24NAVAL SURFACE AND MINE WARFIGHTING DEVELOPMENT CENTER TACTICAL BULLETIN 3-20.1-24 CONTRACTED SMALL UNMANNED SURFACE VESSEL CORE TACTICSCh 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4
- TM 3-07.1-18(WITH CHANGE-1)COUNTER-SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (C-SUAS)App FApp KApp LCh 7
- TM 3-15.01-15(U) MK 18 UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLES FAMILY OF SYSTEMS IN MINE WARFAREApp BApp DCh 1Ch 2Ch 5
- USSOCOM DIRECTIVE 350-9UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS TRAININGCh 4Ch 6Ch 8
Exam topics
5 topics · 11 subtopicsWhat this exam covers, from the official topics list published with the bib.
Administration RequirementsPublications/Instructions · Reporting · Security
Maintenance OperationsFundamentals · Procedures
Mission PlanningBattlespace Management · Capabilities And Limitations
Payload Sensor FundamentalsData Analyzation · Employment
Vehicle OperationsControl And Monitoring · Fundamentals
Substitute exams are given after the Regular exam to sailors who couldn't take it as scheduled. Study this list only if you're taking the substitute.
- 026-000198-000 V1.3 SCANEAGLE BLOCK E OPERATIONS HANDBOOKSCANEAGLE BLOCK E OPERATIONS HANDBOOKCh 00-22Ch 00-24Ch 00.2Ch 15-10Ch 15-50Ch 23.1FIGURE 1, N20 CONFIGURATION, 2, P09 CONFIGURATION
- 026-000199-000 V1.2 SCANEAGLE BLOCK E MAINTENANCE HANDBOOKSCANEAGLE BLOCK E MAINTENANCE HANDBOOKTopic TERMINOLOGY
- ACP 121(I)COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTIONS GENERALCHAPTER 3, SECTION V
- ATP-01 VOLUME I(EDITION H)(VERSION-1)ALLIED MARITIME TACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS AND PROCEDURESCh 1
- CHART NO. 1(EDITION-13)U.S. CHART NO. 1 SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS USED ON PAPER AND ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHARTSSec BSec ESec JSec MSec T
- CJCSI 3121.01BSTANDING RULES OF ENGAGEMENT/STANDING RULES OF THE USE OF FORCE FOR U. S. FORCESEncl B
- CJCSI 3255.01(WITH CHANGE-1)JOINT UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS MINIMUM TRAINING STANDARDSCh 1
- CJCSM 3122.02F(VOLUME-3)JOINT OPERATION PLANNING AND EXECUTION SYSTEM (JOPES):VOLUME III TIME PHASED FORCE AND DEPLOYMENT DATA DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT EXECUTIONEncl AEncl C-1Glossary GL-14INTRODUCTION SUMMARY OF CHANGES
- CMS-1A AMD-1CMS-1A DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) COMSEC POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUALCh 4Ch 9
- CMS-3A AMD-1CMS-3A DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY MATERIAL SYSTEM (CMS) CENTRAL OFFICE OF RECORD (COR) AUDIT MANUALCh 1Ch 3
- CNAF M-3710.7(09 2023)NATOPS GENERAL FLIGHT AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS MANUALCh 1Ch 4.6Ch 8Ch 14.1Ch 14.5
- CNAF M-3710.9TRAINING AND OPERATIONS MANUAL GROUP 1 AND 2 UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMSApp GCh 2.7Ch 4Ch 4.4Ch 4.5Ch 4.6
- COMNAVAIRFORINST 4790.2ETHE NAVAL AVIATION MAINTENANCE PROGRAM (NAMP)App A
- COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3710.1AUNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONCh 3
- COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3, VOLUME VI(REVISION-D)(WITH CHANGE-4)JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL VOLUME VI MAINTENANCE PROGRAMSCh 2Ch 8Ch 19
- EKMS-1E(WITH AMENDMENT-1)EKMS POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR NAVY ELECTRONIC KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TIERS 2 & 3Annex MAnnex NArt 315Art 515Art 736Art 766Art 930Art 945Ch 2Ch 4
- FIRST PERSON VIEW (FPV) BASIC INTRODUCTION LINKFIRST PERSON VIEW (FPV) BASIC INTRODUCTIONSECTION OSCARLIANG BEGINNER- HTTPS://OSCARLIANG.COM/FPV-DRONE-GUIDE/#WHAT-IS-AN-FPV-DRONE, OSCARLIANG CONTROLLER- HTTPS://OSCARLIANG.COM/FPV-DRONE-GUIDE/#WHAT-IS-
- FIRST PERSON VIEW (FPV) BETAFLIGHT INTRODUCTION LINKFIRST PERSON VIEW (FPV) BETAFLIGHT INTRODUCTIONSECTION INTRO- HTTPS://BETAFLIGHT.COM/DOCS/WIKI/GETTING-STARTED, MOTORS- HTTPS://BETAFLIGHT.COM/DOCS/WIKI/GETTING-STARTED, RECEIVER PROTOCOL - HTTPS://B
- FIRST PERSON VIEW (FPV) ITEM/COMPONENTS BREAK DOWN LINKFIRST PERSON VIEW (FPV) ITEM/COMPONENTS BREAK DOWNSECTION FIRMWARE - HTTPS://ROTORRIOT.COM/PAGES/BEGINNERSGUIDE?SRSLTID=AFMBOOQ3BVDQELEPVBVRHS3695UMCNR1NA3YPN5PRESLFQOBQYE9HMDE, ROTORRIOT- HTTPS:/
- FIRST PERSON VIEW (FPV) MISSION PLANNER LINKFIRST PERSON VIEW (FPV) MISSION PLANNERSECTION AURDUPILOT C2- HTTPS://ARDUPILOT.ORG/ARDUPILOT/
- IMINT SYSTEM OVERVIEWIMINT SYSTEM OVERVIEWCh 1Ch 2Ch 4Ch 5Figure 4-8
- JOINT PUBLICATION 5-0(WITH CHANGE-1)JOINT PLANNINGCh I
- METOC-045-805-311-006ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS ON EO SENSORS AND SYSTEMSCh 3SECTION ELECTRO-OPTICAL IMAGING, LASER SYSTEMS
- NAVEDTRA 14009BAVIATION ELECTRICIANS MATE (AE)Ch 3
- NAVEDTRA 14090ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN VOLUME 5NAVIGATION SYSTEMSCh 1
- NAVEDTRA 14155MINEMAN, VOLUME 4 UNDERWATER MINE COUNTERMEASURES (UMCM)Ch 2Ch 3
- NAVEDTRA 14173ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 1- MATTER, ENERGY, AND DIRECT CURRENTCh 3
- NAVEDTRA 14174ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 2 -ALTERNATING CURRENT AND TRANSFORMERSCh 3
- NAVEDTRA 14187ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 15-PRINCIPLES OF SYNCHROS, SERVOS, AND GYROSCh 1Ch 3
- NAVEDTRA 14189ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 17-RADIO-FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS PRINCIPLESApp A
- NAVEDTRA 14190ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 18--RADAR PRINCIPLESCh 1
- NAVEDTRA 14193ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 21-TEST METHODS AND PRACTICESCh 5
- NAVEDTRA 14343ABOATSWAIN'S MATESec 7.1
- NAVEDTRA 15004DLOGISTICS SPECIALIST (LS)Ch 5
- NAVEDTRA 15028AIT NRTC - MODULE 3CHAPTER 3, LESSON 2, 3, LESSON 3
- NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK(2024)NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOKSECTION OPERATION OF VESSELS
- NAVSEAINST 4790.8DSHIPS 3-M MANUALApp CCh 1Ch 2
- NTRP 1-03.1(WITH CHANGE-1)OPERATIONAL REPORTS NTRP 1-03.1 (FORMERLY NWP 1-03.1)Ch 1Figure 1-3Table 1-7
- NTRP 3-21.69.1(2013)SONAR REFERENCE MANUALCh 1Figure 1-5Figure 1-63
- NTRP 3-59.5(2021)NAVY TACTICAL REFERENCE PUBLICATION TACTICAL METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE AIRCRAFTCh 1
- NTTP 3-05.15(WITH CHANGE-1)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM OPERATIONSCh 1Ch 3Ch 4Ch 6Ch 8.2Ch 9.2Table 17
- NTTP 3-05.45(2023)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONSCh 1
- NTTP 3-09.2(2023)JFIRE MULTI-SERVICE, TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR THE JOINT APPLICATION OF FIREPOWERTable 49
- OPNAVINST 3100.6KSPECIAL INCIDENT REPORTING (OPREP-3 PINNACLE, OPREP-3 NAVY BLUE AND OPREP-3 NAVY UNIT SITREP) PROCEDURESCh 2
- SEAL HANDBOOKSEAL HANDBOOKCh 4
- TM 3-15.01-15(U) MK 18 UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLES FAMILY OF SYSTEMS IN MINE WARFAREApp AApp DCh 4
- USSOCOM DIRECTIVE 350-9UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS TRAININGCh 5
Exam topics
5 topics · 11 subtopicsWhat this exam covers, from the official topics list published with the bib.
ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTSPUBLICATIONS/INSTRUCTIONS · REPORTING · SECURITY
MAINTENANCE OPERATIONSFUNDAMENTALS · PROCEDURES
MISSION PLANNINGBATTLESPACE MANAGEMENT · CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS
PAYLOAD SENSOR FUNDAMENTALSDATA ANALYZATION · EMPLOYMENT
VEHICLE OPERATIONSCONTROL AND MONITORING · FUNDAMENTALS
Official notes and source
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- 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).