SB1 · E-6 BIBLIOGRAPHY · MARCH 2027 EXAMActive duty & FTS
SB E-6 Bibs · March 2027
Special Warfare Boat Operator · Effective October 2026 · 53 references on the Regular exam
- AN/PRC-117G(REVISION-AE)AN/PRC-117G MULTIBAND MANPACK RADIO OPERATION MANUALCh 1
- AN/PRC-163(REVISION-C)AN/PRC-163 MULTICHANNEL HANDHELD RADIO FIELD REFERENCE GUIDETOPIC BASIC OPERATIONS
- BCS K-060-0030(WITH CHANGE-2)TRAINEE GUIDE FOR BASIC CREWMAN SELECTION (BCS)Unit 2Unit 4
- 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 PSec Q
- COMBATANT CRAFT MEDIUM (CCM) MARK 1(REVISION-9)CCM MK 1 CRAFT INFORMATION BOOK (CIB) | CDRL L007Ch 1Ch 2Ch 5Ch 7
- 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 1Encl 2Encl 4
- COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3591.1FNAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE RANGE SAFETY PROCEDURES AND QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
- COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 5530.1DNAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND ANTITERRORISM AND PHYSICAL SECURITY PLANCh 4
- COMNAVSPECWARGRUFOURINST 3000.3ANAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMBATANT-CRAFT EXTERNAL AIR TRANSPORT SYSTEMSec 1
- COMNAVSPECWARGRUFOURINST 3120.2BSTANDARD OPERATION PROCEDURES FOR NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMBATANT-CRAFTEncl 1Encl 2Encl 4
- COMNAVSPECWARGRUFOURINST 4700.4IENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE MANUALApp 9.DACh 6Ch 9
- COMNAVSPECWARGRUFOURINST S3430.1EMISSION CONTROL PROCEDURES AND GUIDANCE
- EKMS-1E(WITH AMENDMENT-1)EKMS POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR NAVY ELECTRONIC KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TIERS 2 & 3Ch 1Ch 2
- JOINT PUBLICATION 2-0(WITH CHANGE-1)JOINT INTELLIGENCECh 3
- JOINT PUBLICATION 3-05(2020)DOCTRINE FOR JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONSApp A
- K-431-0100CTRAINEE GUIDE FOR NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE (NSW) RANGE SAFETY OFFICER (RSO) COURSEUnit 6
- K-431-0141A(WITH CHANGE-2)TRAINEE GUIDE FOR NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMUNICATIONS COURSEUnit 1Unit 2
- LIGHTNING BOLT HANDHELD (LBHH) OPERATION(REVISION-1)LIGHTNING BOLT HANDHELD (LBHH) OPERATION (REVISION-1)
- NAVEDTRA 14295BHOSPITAL CORPSMANCHAPTER 21, 21\R\N
- NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK(2024)NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOKRule 3Rule 7Rule 24Rule 27Rule 34Rule 35
- NAVSEA OP 5(REVISION-9)AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES SAFETY ASHORECh 2
- NAVSEA SW020-AF-HBK-010(REVISION-7)MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER AND SHIPPING INSPECTOR'S MANUAL FOR AMMUNITION, EXPLOSIVES AND RELATED HAZARDOUS MATERIALSCh 2
- 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, M240CHANGE 3
- NAVSEA SW361-AB-MMO-010(REVISION-2)OPERATOR`S MANUAL .50 CAL MACHINE GUN M2, HVY BARRELCh 1
- NAVSEAINST 4790.8DSHIPS 3-M MANUALApp FCh 1Ch 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 7Ch 8Ch 9Ch 36
- NTTP 3-05.2(2021)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE LAND WARFAREApp CApp DApp F
- NTTP 3-05.24(2016)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE URBAN COMBAT, SHIPBOARDING, AND GAS AND OIL PLATFORM OPERATIONS (U)App ACh 4Ch 5Ch 6Ch 7
- NTTP 3-05.44(2022)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMBATANT CRAFT OPERATIONSCh 3Ch 7
- NTTP 3-05.46NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE MISSION PLANNINGApp BApp DCh 1Ch 3
- NTTP 3-05.6NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE RIVERINE OPERATIONSCh 1Ch 3Ch 5Ch 7
- NTTP 3-05.9(2023)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE TACTICAL GROUND MOBILITY OPERATIONSCh 2
- 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 1Ch 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
- SEAL HANDBOOKSEAL HANDBOOKCh 4
- 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 MEDICAL HANDBOOKSPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES MEDICAL HANDBOOKCh 31
- SOF REF MAN(REVISION-5)SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES REFERENCE MANUALCh 1Ch 2Ch 4
- TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARETACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CAREPREHOSPITAL TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT
- TC 3-22.9(WITH CHANGE-3)RIFLE AND CARBINEApp AApp B
- TC 3-25.26MAP READING AND LAND NAVIGATIONCh 3Ch 4Ch 5Ch 6
- TM 9-1010-230-10OPERATOR`S MANUAL MACHINE GUN, 40MM, MK19, MOD 3Ch 4
- USSOCOM HANDBOOK NO. 04-24USSOCOM COMBAT CONVOY HANDBOOKSec II
- USSOCOM HANDBOOK NO. 10-44TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARE HBK.Ch 1
- USSOCOM PUB 3-11MULTISERVICE TTP FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS IN NBC ENVIRONMENTCh 2
- WING CRRC MANUALWING INFLATABLES P-SERIES CRRC P4.2, P4.7, P5.3 AND P5.8 OPERATOR MANUALTopic TOWING
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
- AN/PRC-163(REVISION-B)MULTICHANNEL HANDHELD RADIO FIELD REFERENCE GUIDETOPIC HAVEQUICK WAVEFORM
- BCS K-060-0030(WITH CHANGE-2)TRAINEE GUIDE FOR BASIC CREWMAN SELECTION (BCS)CHANGE 2
- BOAT INFORMATION BOOK FOR COMBATANT CRAFT ASSAULT(CCA)(2020)BOAT INFORMATION BOOK FOR COMBATANT CRAFT ASSAULT (CCA)Sec 1Sec 3Sec 5Sec 6Sec 8
- CDRL L007 TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL MANUALS CIB - HULL 1929(REVISION-6)CDRL L007 TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL MANUALS CRAFT INFORMATION BOOK HULL 1929 DOCUMENT # M-CCM-CIB-000, REV 6Ch 1
- CHART NO. 1(EDITION-13)U.S. CHART NO. 1 SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS USED ON PAPER AND ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHARTSIndex ABBREVIATIONSSec P
- COMBATANT CRAFT MEDIUM (CCM) MARK 1(REVISION-9)CCM MK 1 CRAFT INFORMATION BOOK (CIB) | CDRL L007Ch 1Ch 3Ch 5Ch 7
- COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3000.2ANAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE HELICOPTER (AND TILTROTOR) ROPE SUSPENSION TECHNIQUES AND CAST AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS MANUALCh 3Ch 5
- 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 1Encl 2Encl 4
- 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 4Ch 9
- 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 6, 2, CHAPTER 2, 4, CHAPTER 6, 5, CHAPTER 8
- COMNAVSPECWARGRUFOURINST 4700.4IENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE MANUALCh 6Ch 9
- COMNAVSPECWARGRUFOURINST S3430.1EMISSION CONTROL PROCEDURES AND GUIDANCE
- EKMS-1E(WITH AMENDMENT-1)EKMS POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR NAVY ELECTRONIC KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TIERS 2 & 3Annex UCh 9
- JOINT PUBLICATION 2-0(WITH CHANGE-1)JOINT INTELLIGENCECh 2Ch 3GLOSSARY \R\N
- JOINT PUBLICATION 3-32JOINT MARITIME OPERATIONSCh 1
- JOINT PUBLICATION 5-0(WITH CHANGE-1)JOINT PLANNING
- 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 1Unit 3Unit 5Unit 6
- K-431-0141A(WITH CHANGE-2)TRAINEE GUIDE FOR NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMUNICATIONS COURSEUnit 1Unit 2
- LA-5 PEQ OPERATOR MANUAL(REVISION-A)ADVANCED TARGET POINTER ILLUMINATOR AIMING LIGHT (ATPIAL) LA-5/PEQ
- LIGHTNING BOLT HANDHELD (LBHH) OPERATION(REVISION-1)LIGHTNING BOLT HANDHELD (LBHH) OPERATION (REVISION-1)Topic INTERFACETopic POWERING
- NAVEDTRA 14295BHOSPITAL CORPSMANCh 21Ch 22
- NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK(2024)NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOKRule 1Rule 5Rule 21Rule 24Rule 26Rule 27Rule 29Rule 34
- NAVSEA OP 5(REVISION-8)AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES SAFETY ASHORECh 2
- NAVSEA SW010-AD-GTP-010(REVISION-6)SMALL ARMS AND SPECIAL WARFARE AMMUNITION
- NAVSEA SW215-BJ-MMO-010(REVISION-2)SUBMERSIBLE BINOCULAR NIGHT VISION SYSTEM, AN/PVS-15CCh 1
- NAVSEA SW215-CB-MMO-010BINOCULAR NIGHT VISION DEVICE (BNVD) AN/PVS-31B
- NAVSEAINST 4790.8DSHIPS 3-M MANUALApp FCh 2
- NAVSUP P-724(REVISION-25)(WITH IC-3)CONVENTIONAL ORDNANCE STOCKPILE MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURESCh 10Ch 12
- NIMA PUB NO 9(VOLUME-1)(2024)PUB. NO. 9 AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR AN EPITOME OF NAVIGATION VOLUME I 2024 EDITIONCh 3Ch 4Ch 5Ch 7Ch 8Ch 9Ch 35Ch 36
- NTTP 3-05.2(2021)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE LAND WARFAREApp FCh 1Ch 6
- NTTP 3-05.24(2016)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE URBAN COMBAT, SHIPBOARDING, AND GAS AND OIL PLATFORM OPERATIONS (U)Ch 1Ch 5Ch 7
- NTTP 3-05.46NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE MISSION PLANNINGCh 3
- NTTP 3-05.6NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE RIVERINE OPERATIONSCh 6Ch 7
- NTTP 3-05.9(2023)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE TACTICAL GROUND MOBILITY OPERATIONSCh 3Ch 4
- NWP 3-05(2023)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARECh 3Ch 5
- OPNAVINST 3100.6KSPECIAL INCIDENT REPORTING (OPREP-3 PINNACLE, OPREP-3 NAVY BLUE AND OPREP-3 NAVY UNIT SITREP) PROCEDURESCh 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 1Ch 4
- RAIDER 40 HP OWNERS MANUAL(2021)RAIDER 40 HORSEPOWER SUBMERSIBLE/MULTI-FUEL OUTBOARD MOTOR NSN 3H 2805-01-652-3067 PART NO. R40ES-002
- SEAL HANDBOOKSEAL HANDBOOKCh 4
- SEALION I & II GUIDELINES FOR SEAOPS(REVISION A)SEALION I & II GUIDELINES FOR SAFE ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS (SEAOPS)Ch 1Ch 2Ch 4Ch 5
- SOCR DIGITAL OWNERS MANUAL(DOM)SOCR DIGITAL OWNERS MANUALCh 1Ch 4Ch 11Ch 14Ch 15
- SOF REF MAN(REVISION-5)SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES REFERENCE MANUALCh 1Ch 2
- SPECIAL OPERATIONS ADVANCED TACTICAL PARAMEDICS(SO-ATPS)U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND'S PROTOCOLS FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS ADVANCED TACTICAL PARAMEDICS (SO-ATPS)Sec 1
- SW360-AG-OPI-010OPERATOR'S MANUAL FOR 5.56 MM, LIGHTWEIGHT MACHINE GUN, MK 46 MOD 0/1Ch 1
- TC 3-25.26MAP READING AND LAND NAVIGATIONCh 2Ch 4Ch 10
- USSOCOM HANDBOOK NO. 04-24USSOCOM COMBAT CONVOY HANDBOOKCh 1
- USSOCOM HANDBOOK NO. 10-44TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARE HBK.App BApp CCh 1
- WING CRRC MANUALWING INFLATABLES P-SERIES CRRC P4.2, P4.7, P5.3 AND P5.8 OPERATOR MANUALTOPIC DAMAGE ASSESSMENT, FABRIC REPAIR
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.
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- 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 March 2027 E-6 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective October 2026).