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

  1. AN/PRC-117G(REVISION-AE)
    AN/PRC-117G MULTIBAND MANPACK RADIO OPERATION MANUAL
    Ch 1
  2. AN/PRC-163(REVISION-C)
    AN/PRC-163 MULTICHANNEL HANDHELD RADIO FIELD REFERENCE GUIDE
    TOPIC BASIC OPERATIONS
  3. BCS K-060-0030(WITH CHANGE-2)
    TRAINEE GUIDE FOR BASIC CREWMAN SELECTION (BCS)
    Unit 2Unit 4
  4. BOAT INFORMATION BOOK FOR COMBATANT CRAFT ASSAULT(CCA)(2020)
    BOAT INFORMATION BOOK FOR COMBATANT CRAFT ASSAULT (CCA)
    Sec 1Sec 5Sec 6Sec 10
  5. CHART NO. 1(EDITION-13)
    U.S. CHART NO. 1 SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS USED ON PAPER AND ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS
    Sec PSec Q
  6. COMBATANT CRAFT MEDIUM (CCM) MARK 1(REVISION-9)
    CCM MK 1 CRAFT INFORMATION BOOK (CIB) | CDRL L007
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 5Ch 7
  7. COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3000.2A
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE HELICOPTER (AND TILTROTOR) ROPE SUSPENSION TECHNIQUES AND CAST AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS MANUAL
    Ch 4Ch 6
  8. COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3000.3D
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND PARACHUTING AND CARGO AIRDROP OPERATIONS MANUAL
    Ch 3Ch 4
  9. COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3500.2C
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE (NSW) OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT (ORM)
    Encl 1Encl 2Encl 4
  10. COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3591.1F
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE RANGE SAFETY PROCEDURES AND QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
  11. COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 5530.1D
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND ANTITERRORISM AND PHYSICAL SECURITY PLAN
    Ch 4
  12. COMNAVSPECWARGRUFOURINST 3000.3A
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMBATANT-CRAFT EXTERNAL AIR TRANSPORT SYSTEM
    Sec 1
  13. COMNAVSPECWARGRUFOURINST 3120.2B
    STANDARD OPERATION PROCEDURES FOR NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMBATANT-CRAFT
    Encl 1Encl 2Encl 4
  14. COMNAVSPECWARGRUFOURINST 4700.4I
    ENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE MANUAL
    App 9.DACh 6Ch 9
  15. COMNAVSPECWARGRUFOURINST S3430.1
    EMISSION CONTROL PROCEDURES AND GUIDANCE
  16. EKMS-1E(WITH AMENDMENT-1)
    EKMS POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR NAVY ELECTRONIC KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TIERS 2 & 3
    Ch 1Ch 2
  17. JOINT PUBLICATION 2-0(WITH CHANGE-1)
    JOINT INTELLIGENCE
    Ch 3
  18. JOINT PUBLICATION 3-05(2020)
    DOCTRINE FOR JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS
    App A
  19. K-431-0100C
    TRAINEE GUIDE FOR NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE (NSW) RANGE SAFETY OFFICER (RSO) COURSE
    Unit 6
  20. K-431-0141A(WITH CHANGE-2)
    TRAINEE GUIDE FOR NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMUNICATIONS COURSE
    Unit 1Unit 2
  21. LIGHTNING BOLT HANDHELD (LBHH) OPERATION(REVISION-1)
    LIGHTNING BOLT HANDHELD (LBHH) OPERATION (REVISION-1)
  22. NAVEDTRA 14295B
    HOSPITAL CORPSMAN
    CHAPTER 21, 21\R\N
  23. NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK(2024)
    NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK
    Rule 3Rule 7Rule 24Rule 27Rule 34Rule 35
  24. NAVSEA OP 5(REVISION-9)
    AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES SAFETY ASHORE
    Ch 2
  25. NAVSEA SW020-AF-HBK-010(REVISION-7)
    MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER AND SHIPPING INSPECTOR'S MANUAL FOR AMMUNITION, EXPLOSIVES AND RELATED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
    Ch 2
  26. NAVSEA SW215-CB-MMO-010
    BINOCULAR NIGHT VISION DEVICE (BNVD) AN/PVS-31B
  27. NAVSEA SW300-BC-SAF-010(REVISION-3)
    CLEARING LIVE AMMUNITION FROM GUNS
    Ch 2
  28. NAVSEA SW360-AH-OPI-010(WITH CHANGE-D)
    OPERATOR`S MANUAL FOR MACHINE GUN, 7.62MM, M240
    CHANGE 3
  29. NAVSEA SW361-AB-MMO-010(REVISION-2)
    OPERATOR`S MANUAL .50 CAL MACHINE GUN M2, HVY BARREL
    Ch 1
  30. NAVSEAINST 4790.8D
    SHIPS 3-M MANUAL
    App FCh 1Ch 2
  31. NIMA PUB NO 9(VOLUME-1)(2024)
    PUB. NO. 9 AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR AN EPITOME OF NAVIGATION VOLUME I 2024 EDITION
    App BCh 4Ch 6Ch 7Ch 8Ch 9Ch 36
  32. NTTP 3-05.2(2021)
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE LAND WARFARE
    App CApp DApp F
  33. NTTP 3-05.24(2016)
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE URBAN COMBAT, SHIPBOARDING, AND GAS AND OIL PLATFORM OPERATIONS (U)
    App ACh 4Ch 5Ch 6Ch 7
  34. NTTP 3-05.44(2022)
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMBATANT CRAFT OPERATIONS
    Ch 3Ch 7
  35. NTTP 3-05.46
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE MISSION PLANNING
    App BApp DCh 1Ch 3
  36. NTTP 3-05.6
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE RIVERINE OPERATIONS
    Ch 1Ch 3Ch 5Ch 7
  37. NTTP 3-05.9(2023)
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE TACTICAL GROUND MOBILITY OPERATIONS
    Ch 2
  38. NWP 3-05(2023)
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE
    Ch 5
  39. NWP 3-07.2(REVISION-A)
    NAVY DOCTRINE FOR ANTITERRORISM/FORCE PROTECTION NWP 3-07.2 (REV. A)
    Ch 1Ch 2
  40. PUMA AE OPERATOR'S MANUAL
    SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (SUAS) ALL-ENVIRONMENT CAPABLE VARIANT (AECV) PUMA AE WITH DIGITAL DATA LINK (DDL) OPERATOR'S MANUAL
    Ch 1
  41. SEAL HANDBOOK
    SEAL HANDBOOK
    Ch 4
  42. SEALION I & II GUIDELINES FOR SEAOPS(REVISION A)
    SEALION I & II GUIDELINES FOR SAFE ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS (SEAOPS)
    Ch 1Ch 5
  43. SOCR DIGITAL OWNERS MANUAL(DOM)
    SOCR DIGITAL OWNERS MANUAL
  44. SOF MEDICAL HANDBOOK
    SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES MEDICAL HANDBOOK
    Ch 31
  45. SOF REF MAN(REVISION-5)
    SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES REFERENCE MANUAL
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 4
  46. TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARE
    TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARE
    PREHOSPITAL TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT
  47. TC 3-22.9(WITH CHANGE-3)
    RIFLE AND CARBINE
    App AApp B
  48. TC 3-25.26
    MAP READING AND LAND NAVIGATION
    Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5Ch 6
  49. TM 9-1010-230-10
    OPERATOR`S MANUAL MACHINE GUN, 40MM, MK19, MOD 3
    Ch 4
  50. USSOCOM HANDBOOK NO. 04-24
    USSOCOM COMBAT CONVOY HANDBOOK
    Sec II
  51. USSOCOM HANDBOOK NO. 10-44
    TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARE HBK.
    Ch 1
  52. USSOCOM PUB 3-11
    MULTISERVICE TTP FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS IN NBC ENVIRONMENT
    Ch 2
  53. WING CRRC MANUAL
    WING INFLATABLES P-SERIES CRRC P4.2, P4.7, P5.3 AND P5.8 OPERATOR MANUAL
    Topic TOWING

Exam topics

7 topics · 23 subtopics

What 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
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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 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.
  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 March 2027 E-6 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective October 2026).