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QM · E-5 · Quartermaster · September 2026

Study for the QM 2nd class exam — without drowning in the wrong manuals

Quartermaster (QM) at E-5. Your September 2026 E-5 Bibliography is below — start free on the first publication, then move entry by entry.

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September 2026 E-5

21 publications on this Bibliography. Study opens MakinRate Study Notes for each line we have. Grey “Pokemon!” means notes for that entry are not on the open web yet — gotta catch ’em later.

  1. ACP 121(I)COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTIONS GENERALScope: CHAPTER 3
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  2. ACP 125 (REVISION-G)COMMUNICATIONS INSTRUCTIONS RADIOTELEPHONE PROCEDURESScope: CHAPTER 2, 3
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  3. ACP 130(A)COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTIONS AND VISUAL SIGNALING PROCEDURESScope: CHAPTER 1, 6, 8
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  4. ACP 135(F)COMMUNICATIONS INSTRUCTIONS DISTRESS AND RESCUE PROCEDURESScope: CHAPTER 4
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  5. ATP-01 VOLUME II (EDITION I) (VERSION-1)ALLIED MARITIME TACTICAL SIGNAL AND MANEUVERING BOOKScope: CHAPTER 2
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  6. CHART NO. 1 (EDITION-13)U.S. CHART NO. 1 SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS USED ON PAPER AND ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS
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  7. COMNAVSURFPAC/COMNAVAIRPAC/COMNAVAIRLANT/COMNAVSURFLANTINST 3530.4GSURFACE SHIP NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION AND REGULATION MANUAL
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  8. ISBN: 1-55750-248-XDUTTON`S NAUTICAL NAVIGATION
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  9. NAVEDTRA 12968DLOOKOUT TRAINING HANDBOOK
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  10. NAVEDTRA 14338BQUARTERMASTER (QM)
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  11. NAVEDTRA 14343ABOATSWAIN'S MATE
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  12. NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK (2024)NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK
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  13. NAVMETOCCOMINST 3144.1EU.S. NAVY MANUAL FOR SHIP`S SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
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  14. NAVSEA S9086-NZ-STM-010 (VOLUME-1) (CHAPTER-420) (REVISION-2)NAVAL SHIPS' TECHNICAL MANUAL CHAPTER 420 NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT AND AIDS
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  15. NIMA PUB NO 9 (VOLUME-1) (2024)PUB. NO. 9 AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR AN EPITOME OF NAVIGATION VOLUME I 2024 EDITION
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  16. NIMA PUB NO 9 (VOLUME-2) (2024)PUB. NO. 9 AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR AN EPITOME OF NAVIGATION VOLUME II 2024 EDITION
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  17. NTP 13 (B)NAVAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROCEDURES FLAGS, PENNANTS & CUSTOMS
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  18. OPNAVINST 3100.7CPREPARING, MAINTAINING AND SUBMITTING THE SHIP'S DECK LOG
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  19. PUB 102INTERNATIONAL CODE OF SIGNALS
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  20. U.S. NAVY REGULATIONS (WITH INTERIM CHANGE-1)UNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS, 1990Scope: CHAPTER 12
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  21. VMS 9.5 OPERATOR MANUAL (REVISION A)VOYAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OPERATORS MANUAL SOFTWARE VERSION 9.5
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  • Scoped to the QM Bibliography for E-5

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  • Sessions you can finish between watches

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  • Official Bibliography as your study map

    The official Bibliography is the map. We tutor from it.

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