SB2 · E-5 BIBLIOGRAPHY · MARCH 2027 EXAMActive duty & FTS
SB E-5 Bibs · March 2027
Special Warfare Boat Operator · Effective October 2026 · 55 references on the Regular exam
- AN/PRC-117G(REVISION-AE)AN/PRC-117G MULTIBAND MANPACK RADIO OPERATION MANUALCh 1
- BCS K-060-0030(WITH CHANGE-2)TRAINEE GUIDE FOR BASIC CREWMAN SELECTION (BCS)INFO SHEET 4-2-1OUTLINE SHEET 2-3-1, 2-6-1
- BCT K-060-0024TRAINEE GUIDE FOR BASIC CREWMAN TRAININGOUTLINE SHEET 4-6-1, 4-8-1, 4-9-1
- BOAT INFORMATION BOOK FOR COMBATANT CRAFT ASSAULT(CCA)(2020)BOAT INFORMATION BOOK FOR COMBATANT CRAFT ASSAULT (CCA)Sec 1Sec 5Sec 6Sec 9
- CHART NO. 1(EDITION-13)U.S. CHART NO. 1 SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS USED ON PAPER AND ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHARTSSec DEPTHSSec I
- COMBATANT CRAFT MEDIUM (CCM) MARK 1(REVISION-9)CCM MK 1 CRAFT INFORMATION BOOK (CIB) | CDRL L007Ch 1Ch 3Ch 5
- COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3000.2ANAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE HELICOPTER (AND TILTROTOR) ROPE SUSPENSION TECHNIQUES AND CAST AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS MANUALCh 4Ch 6
- COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3000.3DNAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND PARACHUTING AND CARGO AIRDROP OPERATIONS MANUALCh 3Ch 4
- COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3500.2CNAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE (NSW) OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT (ORM)Encl 4
- COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3591.1FNAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE RANGE SAFETY PROCEDURES AND QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
- COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 8370.1NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE WEAPONS, VISUAL AUGMENTATION SYSTEMS, AND VISUAL AUGMENTATION WEAPONS ACCESSORIES MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUALCh 4
- COMNAVSPECWARGRUFOURINST 3000.3ANAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMBATANT-CRAFT EXTERNAL AIR TRANSPORT SYSTEM
- COMNAVSPECWARGRUFOURINST 3120.2BSTANDARD OPERATION PROCEDURES FOR NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMBATANT-CRAFTENCLOSURE 1, CHAPTER 2, 1, CHAPTER 9, 2, CHAPTER 2, 2, CHAPTER 6, 3, CHAPTER 4, 4, CHAPTER 3, 4, CHAPTER 4
- COMNAVSPECWARGRUFOURINST 4700.4IENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE MANUALApp 6.CACh 9
- EKMS-1E(WITH AMENDMENT-1)EKMS POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR NAVY ELECTRONIC KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TIERS 2 & 3Annex ACh 5Ch 7
- JOINT PUBLICATION 2-0(WITH CHANGE-1)JOINT INTELLIGENCECh 2
- K-060-0032B(2022)TRAINEE GUIDE FOR CREWMAN QUALIFICATION TRAINING (CQT)
- K-431-0100CTRAINEE GUIDE FOR NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE (NSW) RANGE SAFETY OFFICER (RSO) COURSEOUTLINE SHEET 6-1-1, 9-1-1
- K-431-0141A(WITH CHANGE-2)TRAINEE GUIDE FOR NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMUNICATIONS COURSEINFO SHEET 1-1-3, 1-2-2, 1-3-2, 1-4-2, 1-7-2, 2-1-2, 2-2-2
- LIGHTNING BOLT HANDHELD (LBHH) OPERATION(REVISION-1)LIGHTNING BOLT HANDHELD (LBHH) OPERATION (REVISION-1)TOPIC 911 OPERATION, BATTERY POWER
- NAVEDTRA 14295BHOSPITAL CORPSMANCh 21Ch 23
- NAVEDTRA 14343ABOATSWAIN'S MATECh 2Ch 6
- NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK(2024)NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOKAnnex 1Annex 3Rule 14Rule 21Rule 22Rule 24Rule 26Rule 27Rule 32Rule 34
- NAVSEA SW020-AF-HBK-010(REVISION-7)MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER AND SHIPPING INSPECTOR'S MANUAL FOR AMMUNITION, EXPLOSIVES AND RELATED HAZARDOUS MATERIALSCh 2Ch 5
- NAVSEA SW215-CB-MMO-010BINOCULAR NIGHT VISION DEVICE (BNVD) AN/PVS-31B
- NAVSEA SW300-BC-SAF-010(REVISION-3)CLEARING LIVE AMMUNITION FROM GUNSCh 2
- NAVSEA SW360-AH-OPI-010(WITH CHANGE-D)OPERATOR`S MANUAL FOR MACHINE GUN, 7.62MM, M240Ch 1Ch 2
- NAVSEA SW360-AW-OPI-010(2017)MACHINE GUN, CALIBER .50: M2A1 WITH FIXED HEADSPACE AND TIMING M2, HEAVY BARREL, FLEXIBLE, WITH EQUIPMENTCh 1
- NAVSEA SW361-AB-MMO-010(REVISION-2)OPERATOR`S MANUAL .50 CAL MACHINE GUN M2, HVY BARRELCh 4
- NAVSEA SW363-C3-MMM-010MACHINE GUN 40MM, MK 19 MOD 3Ch 1
- NAVSEA SW370-AE-OPI-010(REVISION-1)OPERATOR`S MANUAL 40MM GRENADE LAUNCHERCh 1
- NAVSEA SW370-BU-OPI-010(REVISION-2)M4A1OPERATOR'S MANUALCh 2
- NAVSEAINST 4790.8DSHIPS 3-M MANUALCh 2
- NIMA PUB NO 9(VOLUME-1)(2024)PUB. NO. 9 AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR AN EPITOME OF NAVIGATION VOLUME I 2024 EDITIONApp BCh 8Ch 9Ch 10Ch 35
- NTTP 3-05.2(2021)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE LAND WARFAREApp CCh 2
- NTTP 3-05.24(2016)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE URBAN COMBAT, SHIPBOARDING, AND GAS AND OIL PLATFORM OPERATIONS (U)Ch 5Ch 7
- NTTP 3-05.44(2022)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMBATANT CRAFT OPERATIONSCh 1
- NTTP 3-05.6NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE RIVERINE OPERATIONSApp A
- NTTP 3-05.9(2023)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE TACTICAL GROUND MOBILITY OPERATIONSCh 2Ch 3
- NWP 3-05(2023)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARECh 5
- NWP 3-07.2(REVISION-A)NAVY DOCTRINE FOR ANTITERRORISM/FORCE PROTECTION NWP 3-07.2 (REV. A)Ch 2
- PUMA AE OPERATOR'S MANUALSMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (SUAS) ALL-ENVIRONMENT CAPABLE VARIANT (AECV) PUMA AE WITH DIGITAL DATA LINK (DDL) OPERATOR'S MANUALCh 1
- RAIDER 40 HP OWNERS MANUAL(2021)RAIDER 40 HORSEPOWER SUBMERSIBLE/MULTI-FUEL OUTBOARD MOTOR NSN 3H 2805-01-652-3067 PART NO. R40ES-002Sec CAPABILITIES/FEATURES
- SEAL HANDBOOKSEAL HANDBOOKCh 7
- SEALION I & II GUIDELINES FOR SEAOPS(REVISION A)SEALION I & II GUIDELINES FOR SAFE ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS (SEAOPS)Ch 1Ch 5
- SOCR DIGITAL OWNERS MANUAL(DOM)SOCR DIGITAL OWNERS MANUAL
- SOF REF MAN(REVISION-5)SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES REFERENCE MANUALApp ACh 1Ch 2Ch 4
- SW360-AG-OPI-010OPERATOR'S MANUAL FOR 5.56 MM, LIGHTWEIGHT MACHINE GUN, MK 46 MOD 0/1
- TC 3-22.9(WITH CHANGE-3)RIFLE AND CARBINECh 2
- TC 3-25.26MAP READING AND LAND NAVIGATIONCh 2Ch 3Ch 5Ch 6Ch 9
- TM 9-1005-GLOCK-14&POPERATOR, FIELD AND SUSTAINMENT MAINTENANCE MANUALCh 1Ch 2
- TM 9-1010-230-10OPERATOR`S MANUAL MACHINE GUN, 40MM, MK19, MOD 3Ch 3
- USSOCOM HANDBOOK NO. 04-24USSOCOM COMBAT CONVOY HANDBOOKCh 4
- USSOCOM HANDBOOK NO. 10-44TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARE HBK.Ch 1
- USSOCOM PUB 3-11MULTISERVICE TTP FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS IN NBC ENVIRONMENTApp G
Exam topics
7 topics · 23 subtopicsWhat this exam covers, from the official topics list published with the bib.
Admin/Logistics3M · Administrative Procedures · Force Protection · SOF Heritage
CommsComms Administration · NSW Communications Equipment
MedicalGeneral · TCCC
NavigationLand · Maritime
NSW CraftCCA · CCH · CCL · CCM · SOC-R
SWCC OPSAir · Ground Skills · Mission Planning · MTTP/NTTP · UxS
Weapons, Optics & OrdnanceNight Vision, Electro-Optical Devices · Range Operations · Weapon Systems
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.
- AN/PRC-160(V)(REVISION-G)AN/PRC-160(V) WIDEBAND HF/VHF MANPACK OPERATIONSMODULE 1, IDENTIFY FEATURES AND CAPABILITIES
- BCT K-060-0024TRAINEE GUIDE FOR BASIC CREWMAN TRAININGUNIT 4, LESSON TOPIC 4.6
- BOAT INFORMATION BOOK FOR COMBATANT CRAFT ASSAULT(CCA)(2020)BOAT INFORMATION BOOK FOR COMBATANT CRAFT ASSAULT (CCA)Sec 1Sec 5Sec 6Sec 10
- CHART NO. 1(EDITION-13)U.S. CHART NO. 1 SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS USED ON PAPER AND ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHARTSSec KSec NSec Q
- COMBATANT CRAFT MEDIUM (CCM) MARK 1(REVISION-9)CCM MK 1 CRAFT INFORMATION BOOK (CIB) | CDRL L007Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 5Ch 7
- COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3000.2ANAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE HELICOPTER (AND TILTROTOR) ROPE SUSPENSION TECHNIQUES AND CAST AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS MANUALCh 3Ch 6
- COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3000.3DNAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND PARACHUTING AND CARGO AIRDROP OPERATIONS MANUALCh 3Ch 5
- COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3500.2CNAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE (NSW) OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT (ORM)Encl 2
- COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3591.1ENAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE RANGE SAFETY PROCEDURES, RANGE SAFETY OFFICER JOB QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
- COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 5530.1DNAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND ANTITERRORISM AND PHYSICAL SECURITY PLANCh 3
- COMNAVSPECWARGRUFOURINST 3000.1CNAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE (NSW) COMBATANT CRAFT MARITIME EXTERNAL AIR TRANSPORT SYSTEM (MEATS)Encl 1
- COMNAVSPECWARGRUFOURINST 3000.3ANAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMBATANT-CRAFT EXTERNAL AIR TRANSPORT SYSTEMSECTION INSTRUCUTION LETTERHEAD
- COMNAVSPECWARGRUFOURINST 3120.2BSTANDARD OPERATION PROCEDURES FOR NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMBATANT-CRAFTCh 1Ch 5Encl 2
- COMNAVSPECWARGRUFOURINST 4700.4IENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE MANUALApp 6.ECh 6Ch 7
- EKMS-1E(WITH AMENDMENT-1)EKMS POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR NAVY ELECTRONIC KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TIERS 2 & 3Annex ACh 2Ch 5
- JOINT PUBLICATION 2-0(WITH CHANGE-1)JOINT INTELLIGENCECh III
- JOINT PUBLICATION 3-05(2020)DOCTRINE FOR JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONSApp A
- JOINT TRAUMA SYSTEM (TCCC-AC) CLASSES(2017)(TAC EVAC)TACTICAL EVALUATION CARE
- K-431-0100CTRAINEE GUIDE FOR NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE (NSW) RANGE SAFETY OFFICER (RSO) COURSEUNIT 6, LESSON TOPIC 6.1
- K-431-0141A(WITH CHANGE-2)TRAINEE GUIDE FOR NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMUNICATIONS COURSEUNIT 1, LESSON TOPIC 1.1, 1, LESSON TOPIC 1.10, 1, LESSON TOPIC 1.2, 1, LESSON TOPIC 1.4, 1, LESSON TOPIC 1.7, 2, LESSON TOPIC 2.1, 2, LESSON TOPIC 2.2
- NAVEDTRA 14295BHOSPITAL CORPSMANCh 20Ch 21Ch 23
- NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK(2024)NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOKRule 13Rule 17Rule 23Rule 24Rule 27Rule 28Rule 35
- NAVSEA OP 5(REVISION-8)AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES SAFETY ASHORECh 11
- NAVSEA SW010-AD-GTP-010(REVISION-6)SMALL ARMS AND SPECIAL WARFARE AMMUNITIONCh 4
- NAVSEA SW020-AF-HBK-010(REVISION-7)MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER AND SHIPPING INSPECTOR'S MANUAL FOR AMMUNITION, EXPLOSIVES AND RELATED HAZARDOUS MATERIALSCh 3Ch 5
- NAVSEA SW215-CB-MMO-010BINOCULAR NIGHT VISION DEVICE (BNVD) AN/PVS-31BCh 1Ch 2
- NAVSEA SW300-BC-SAF-010(REVISION-3)CLEARING LIVE AMMUNITION FROM GUNSCh 2
- NAVSEA SW360-AH-OPI-010(WITH CHANGE-D)OPERATOR`S MANUAL FOR MACHINE GUN, 7.62MM, M240Ch 1Ch 4Ch 5
- NAVSEA SW360-AK-OPI-010(REVISION-3)TECHNICAL MANUAL OPERATOR MANUAL FOR 7.62MM, LIGHTWEIGHT MACHINE GUN, MK48 MOD 1Ch 1
- NAVSEA SW360-AW-OPI-010(2017)MACHINE GUN, CALIBER .50: M2A1 WITH FIXED HEADSPACE AND TIMING M2, HEAVY BARREL, FLEXIBLE, WITH EQUIPMENTCh 1
- NAVSEA SW361-AB-MMO-010(REVISION-2)OPERATOR`S MANUAL .50 CAL MACHINE GUN M2, HVY BARRELWP 0002
- NAVSEA SW363-C3-MMM-010MACHINE GUN 40MM, MK 19 MOD 3
- NAVSEA SW370-AE-OPI-010(REVISION-1)OPERATOR`S MANUAL 40MM GRENADE LAUNCHERCh 1
- NAVSEAINST 4790.8DSHIPS 3-M MANUALApp JCh 2
- NIMA PUB NO 9(VOLUME-1)(2024)PUB. NO. 9 AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR AN EPITOME OF NAVIGATION VOLUME I 2024 EDITIONApp BCh 4Ch 6Ch 8Ch 9
- NTTP 3-05.15(WITH CHANGE-1)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM OPERATIONSCh 1
- NTTP 3-05.2(2021)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE LAND WARFAREApp CCh 1Ch 3Ch 6
- NTTP 3-05.24(2016)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE URBAN COMBAT, SHIPBOARDING, AND GAS AND OIL PLATFORM OPERATIONS (U)Ch 4
- NTTP 3-05.46NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE MISSION PLANNINGCh 3
- NTTP 3-05.6NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE RIVERINE OPERATIONSApp ACh 1Ch 7
- NTTP 3-05.9(2023)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE TACTICAL GROUND MOBILITY OPERATIONSCh 2Ch 4
- NWP 3-05(2023)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARECh 5
- NWP 3-07.2(REVISION-A)NAVY DOCTRINE FOR ANTITERRORISM/FORCE PROTECTION NWP 3-07.2 (REV. A)Ch 1
- PUMA AE OPERATOR'S MANUALSMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (SUAS) ALL-ENVIRONMENT CAPABLE VARIANT (AECV) PUMA AE WITH DIGITAL DATA LINK (DDL) OPERATOR'S MANUALCh 1
- SEALION I & II GUIDELINES FOR SEAOPS(REVISION A)SEALION I & II GUIDELINES FOR SAFE ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS (SEAOPS)Ch 1Ch 2Ch 5
- SOCR DIGITAL OWNERS MANUAL(DOM)SOCR DIGITAL OWNERS MANUALSec 3Sec 7Sec 8Sec 24
- SOF REF MAN(REVISION-5)SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES REFERENCE MANUALCh 1Ch 3Ch 4Ch 6
- TC 3-22.9(WITH CHANGE-3)RIFLE AND CARBINECh 5
- TC 3-25.26MAP READING AND LAND NAVIGATIONCh 2Ch 6Ch 9Ch 10
- TC 4-02.3FIELD HYGIENE AND SANITATIONApp A
- TM 9-1005-GLOCK-14&POPERATOR, FIELD AND SUSTAINMENT MAINTENANCE MANUALCh 1Ch 2
- TM 9-1010-230-10OPERATOR`S MANUAL MACHINE GUN, 40MM, MK19, MOD 3Ch 4
- USSOCOM HANDBOOK NO. 10-44TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARE HBK.Ch 1
- WING CRRC MANUALWING INFLATABLES P-SERIES CRRC P4.2, P4.7, P5.3 AND P5.8 OPERATOR MANUALTOPIC ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY, INFLATION SPECIFICATIONS, TRAILERING
Exam topics
7 topics · 23 subtopicsWhat this exam covers, from the official topics list published with the bib.
ADMIN/LOGISTICS3M · ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES · FORCE PROTECTION · SOF HERITAGE
COMMSCOMMS ADMINISTRATION · NSW COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
MEDICALGENERAL · TCCC
NAVIGATIONLAND · MARITIME
NSW CRAFTCCA · CCH · CCL · CCM · SOC-R
SWCC OPSAIR · GROUND SKILLS · MISSION PLANNING · MTTP/NTTP · UXS
WEAPONS, OPTICS & ORDNANCENIGHT VISION, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICES · RANGE OPERATIONS · WEAPON SYSTEMS
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 March 2027. All exam questions are developed by rating subject matter experts utilizing the latest Occupational Standards provided by NAVMAC.
- 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.
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Source: the official March 2027 E-5 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective October 2026).