Official exam questions for the Sportbootführerschein (boating licence: inland, sail, coastal) and the fishing exam (Fischerprüfung) – with a translation into your language, explanations and an exam simulation that follows the real rules. The class B driving licence is coming next.
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Required on inland waterways for pleasure craft with more than 11.03 kW (15 hp), on the Rhine from 3.68 kW (5 hp). Basic questions and specific inland questions from the ELWIS catalogue.
The inland licence for sailing boats: basic questions, specific inland questions and the sailing questions 254–300 of the official catalogue – as an add-on to the motor licence or on its own.
Required on maritime waterways for pleasure craft with more than 11.03 kW (15 hp). Basic questions and specific coastal questions from the ELWIS catalogue; the navigation task is chart work.
Prerequisite for the fishing licence in NRW: 60 questions from six subject areas as per Annex 1 of the fishing exam regulations (Fischerprüfungsordnung), plus fish identification and a practical part.
Theory test with 30 questions (20 basic material + 10 additional material) and error points. The official question catalogue requires a licence – the questions will appear as soon as the licence is granted. The StVO traffic signs are already included.
Boat, fishing or car – you can learn several at the same time and switch whenever you like.
Questions you got wrong come back automatically. Favourites, notes and flashcards help you remember.
Question mix, time and pass thresholds like in the real exam – with results per section and a history of all attempts.
No rebuilt learning material, no ads – just the official questions and the tools that help you pass.
Official questions, answers and pictures – unchanged and with source references.
Persian, English, Arabic and Turkish under every question and answer; the German text remains authoritative.
Timer, question mix and pass rule like in the real exam – with a result per section.
Download the question pack with pictures once, then keep learning without a connection – progress is synced later.
A clear explanation after every answer – in German and in your language.
Wrong answers come back on a schedule (spaced repetition) until they stick.
Answer positions are reshuffled every time they are shown – you learn the content.
Have the question and answers read aloud in German – adjustable speed.
Hit rate, streak, progress per section and an explained exam readiness.
Technical terms such as starboard, fairway or lock explained; full-text search across all questions.
One account, any device – progress, favourites and notes stay in sync.
Picture boards from the fishing exam with species characteristics – practise fish identification specifically.
All StVO traffic signs with their meaning – as a trainer for class B.
Learn one or more catalogues at the same time, each with its own statistics.
The rules come from the official exam regulations – ScheinFit simulates exactly those: question mix, time and pass thresholds.
at least 5 of 7 Basic questions · at least 18 of 23 Specific inland questions — Both thresholds apply independently of each other.
Legal basis: SpFV Anlage 3 Nr. 1 / ELWIS Bewertungsschlüssel (Stand 31.10.2022), Fragebogen Binnen (Antriebsmaschine): 30 Fragen (7 Basis + 23 spezifische Binnen), 45 Minuten; bestanden bei mind. 5 richtigen Basisfragen und mind. 18 richtigen spezifischen Fragen.
at least 5 of 7 Basic questions · at least 18 of 23 Specific inland questions · at least 5 of 7 Specific sailing questions — Both thresholds apply independently of each other.
Legal basis: SpFV Anlage 3 Nr. 1 / ELWIS Bewertungsschlüssel (Stand 31.10.2022), Fragebogen Binnen Antriebsmaschine + Segeln: 37 Fragen (7 Basis, 23 spezifische Binnen, 7 Segeln), 60 Minuten; bestanden bei mind. 5/7 Basis, 18/23 Binnen und 5/7 Segeln.
at least 5 of 7 Basic questions · at least 18 of 23 Specific coastal questions — Both thresholds apply independently of each other.
Not simulated in the app: Navigation task (chart work, 9 sub-tasks, at least 7 correct)
Legal basis: SpFV Anlage 3 Nr. 1 / ELWIS Bewertungsschlüssel (Stand 31.10.2022), Fragebogen See: 7 Basisfragen (mind. 5), 23 spezifische Fragen See (mind. 18) und 9 Navigationsaufgaben (mind. 7), zusammen 60 Minuten. Die Navigationsaufgabe (Kartenarbeit, Fragen 286–300) wird in der App nicht simuliert.
at least 45 of 60 correct and at least 6 in every subject area
Not simulated in the app: Fish identification (6 of 49 picture boards, at least 4 correct) and practical part
Legal basis: § 5 Abs. 2–4, § 6 Verordnung über die Fischerprüfung (Fischerprüfungsordnung) NRW (GV. NRW. 1998 S. 62; Anlagen neu gefasst 26.05.2014, GV. NRW. S. 317): Fragebogen mit 60 aus Anlage 1 ausgewählten Fragen, je 10 aus den sechs Prüfungsgebieten, höchstens 60 Minuten; bestanden, wer mindestens 45 Fragen – davon mindestens 6 aus jedem Prüfungsgebiet – richtig beantwortet. Fischbestimmung (§ 5 Abs. 5: 6 von 49 Bildtafeln, mind. 4 richtig) und praktischer Teil werden nicht simuliert.
at least 45 of 60 correct and at least 6 in every subject area
Legal basis: Art. 48 Bayerisches Fischereigesetz (BayFiG) i.d.F. 10.10.2008; §§ 4–9 Verordnung zur Ausführung des Bayerischen Fischereigesetzes (AVBayFiG) vom 10.05.2004; Verfahrensvorschriften zur Durchführung der Online-Fischerprüfung (LfL, 01.01.2015, geänd. 09.01.2024); VwVFiR Nr. 13 (BayMBl. 2025 Nr. 89): 60 Fragen (12 Fischkunde, 12 Gewässerkunde, 12 Schutz und Pflege der Fischgewässer, Fischhege, 12 Fanggeräte, fischereiliche Praxis, Behandlung gefangener Fische, 12 Einschlägige Rechtsvorschriften), 60 Minuten; bestanden ab 45 richtigen und mind. 6 je Gebiet. 12 per Prüfungsgebiet (§ 4 Abs. 4 AVBayFiG)
at least 45 of 60 correct and at least 6 in every subject area
Legal basis: Fischereigesetz für das Land Brandenburg (BbgFischG) vom 13.05.1993 (GVBl. I/93 Nr. 12 S. 178), zuletzt geändert 23.04.2026; Verordnung über die Anglerprüfung vom 16.09.2008 (GVBl. II/08 Nr. 24 S. 386), zuletzt geändert durch Art. 114 des Gesetzes vom 05.03.2024 (GVBl. I/24 Nr. 9 S. 43): 60 Fragen (12 Fischkunde und -hege, 12 Pflege der Fischgewässer, 12 Fanggeräte und deren Gebrauch, 12 Behandlung der gefangenen Fische, 12 Einschlägige Rechtsvorschriften), 120 Minuten; bestanden ab 45 richtigen und mind. 6 je Gebiet. 12 je Prüfungsgebiet (5 Gebiete)
at least 45 of 60 correct and at least 0 in every subject area
Legal basis: Fischereigesetz des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt (FischG LSA) vom 31.08.1993, zuletzt geändert durch 2. Gesetz zur Änderung des Fischereigesetzes (in Kraft 31.03.2026); Fischerprüfungsordnung (FischPrüfO) vom 14.11.1994, 3. ÄndVO vom 13.09.2021 (GVBl. LSA Nr. 36/2021): 60 Fragen (15 Fischkunde, 15 Gerätekunde, 15 Gesetzeskunde, 15 Gewässerkunde), 120 Minuten; bestanden ab 45 richtigen. 15 each from Fischkunde, Gerätekunde, Gewässerkunde, Gesetzeskunde
Every federal state runs its exam under its own fishing exam regulations with its own question catalogue. We are building the catalogues state by state – North Rhine-Westphalia is available.
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Sportbootführerschein Binnen (SBF Binnen, inland boating licence) with motor, SBF Binnen under sail, SBF See (coastal) and the fishing exam (Fischerprüfung) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria, Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt. The class B driving licence will follow as soon as the licence for the official question catalogue is granted; further federal states for the fishing exam will be added one after the other.
Yes. The boating questions are taken unchanged from the official ELWIS catalogue (August 2023), the fishing exam questions from Annex 1 of the NRW fishing exam regulations (Fischerprüfungsordnung, recht.nrw.de). Every question cites its source.
No. The state publishes the questions without answers. Our answers come from matching, mutually independent angling club materials and are only released when at least two sources agree without contradiction. Questions without a verified answer remain unpublished.
Written part: 60 questions, 10 from each of six subject areas, in no more than 60 minutes. You pass if you answer at least 45 questions correctly – with at least 6 in each subject area. In addition there is fish identification (6 of 49 picture boards, at least 4 correct) and a practical part.
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