About ScheinFit
ScheinFit is an independent learning app for several German licence exams: Sportbootführerschein (boating licence: inland, sail, coastal) and the fishing exam (Fischerprüfung) by federal state.
What the app does
It presents the official exam questions unchanged, shuffles the answer positions, translates questions and answers into further languages (learning aid, not official), explains every answer, repeats mistakes on a schedule and simulates the exam according to the official rules – with a timer, question mix and pass thresholds. Web app, iOS and Android share one account.
Who it is for
For everyone taking one of these exams – especially learners whose first language is not German: Persian, English, Arabic and Turkish are shown under the German original, so that the exam text is learnt exactly as it appears in the exam.
Why the app exists
The official question catalogues are public, but hard to learn from as PDFs and only available in German. ScheinFit makes them accessible: searchable, translated, explained and with an honest exam simulation – without changing the content.
Facts
- Operator: Amin Fardin, Germany – contact info@scheinfit.com
- Sources: official question catalogues (ELWIS / WSV, recht.nrw.de); exam rules according to SpFV Annex 3 and the NRW fishing exam regulations (Fischerprüfungsordnung)
- Independent: no connection to WSV, DSV, DMYV, state authorities or examination boards
- Free to start without an account; Premium unlocks the full scope
- Platforms: web app (PWA), iOS (TestFlight beta, App Store to follow), Android to follow
- Languages: German, English, Persian, Arabic, Turkish
- Privacy: no ads, no tracking, analytics only with consent; data stored in the EU
Which exam do you want to pass?
SBF Binnen (motor)
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.
- Basic questions≥ 5 / 7
- Specific inland questions≥ 18 / 23
SBF Binnen under sail
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.
- Basic questions≥ 5 / 7
- Specific inland questions≥ 18 / 23
- Specific sailing questions≥ 5 / 7
SBF See
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.
- Basic questions≥ 5 / 7
- Specific coastal questions≥ 18 / 23
Fishing exam (Fischerprüfung) North Rhine-Westphalia
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.
- General fish biology10
- Specific fish biology10
- Water bodies & fish management10
- Nature conservation & animal welfare10
- Tackle & equipment10
- Fishing law10
- Pass≥ 45 / 60
Fishing licence exam Baden-Württemberg
- General fish biology12
- Specific fish biology12
- water ecology and fish conservation (Gewässerökologie und Fischhege)12
- Tackle & equipment12
- fishing law and other relevant regulations (Fischereirechtliche und andere für die Fischerei bedeutenden Rechtsvorschriften)12
- Pass≥ 45 / 60
Fishing licence exam Bavaria
- Fish Biology (Fischkunde)12
- Water bodies & fish management12
- Protection and Care of Fish Waters, Fish Management12
- Fishing Gear, Fishing Practice, Handling Caught Fish12
- Relevant Legal Provisions (Einschlägige Rechtsvorschriften)12
- Pass≥ 45 / 60
Fishing licence exam Brandenburg
- Fish Biology and Conservation (Fischkunde und -hege)12
- Care of Fish Waters (Pflege der Fischgewässer)12
- Tackle and its Use (Gerätekunde)12
- Handling of Caught Fish12
- Relevant Legal Provisions (Einschlägige Rechtsvorschriften)12
- Pass≥ 45 / 60
Fishing licence exam Hamburg
- General fish biology10
- Specific fish biology10
- Water bodies & fish management10
- Nature conservation & animal welfare10
- Tackle & equipment10
- Fishing law10
- Pass≥ 45 / 60
Fishing licence exam Hesse
- General fish biology12
- water ecology (Gewässerökologie)12
- law (Rechtskunde)12
- Tackle & equipment12
- Specific fish biology12
- Pass≥ 45 / 60
Fishing licence exam Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- General fish biology12
- Specific fish biology12
- Tackle & equipment12
- Water bodies & fish management12
- Law (Rechtskunde)12
- Pass≥ 45 / 60
Fishing licence exam Saarland
- General fish biology12
- Specific fish biology12
- Tackle & equipment12
- Fishing law12
- Water bodies & fish management12
- Pass≥ 45 / 60
Fishing licence exam Saxony
- General fish biology12
- Specific fish biology12
- Water bodies & fish management12
- Tackle & equipment12
- Fishing law12
- Pass≥ 45 / 60
Fishing licence exam Saxony-Anhalt
- fish biology (Fischkunde)15
- Tackle & equipment15
- Fishing law15
- Water bodies & fish management15
- Pass≥ 45 / 60
Fishing licence exam Schleswig-Holstein
- General fish biology10
- Specific fish biology10
- water ecology (Gewässerökologie)10
- law (Rechtskunde)10
- Tackle & equipment10
- state-specific questions (Landesspezifische Fragen) Schleswig-Holstein10
- Pass≥ 45 / 60
Sources
All exam questions come from these official publications and are reproduced unchanged:
- ELWIS – Fragenkatalog Sportbootführerschein Binnen (August 2023) — Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes
- ELWIS – Fragenkatalog Sportbootführerschein See (August 2023) — Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes
- Sportbootführerscheinverordnung (SpFV), Anlage 3 – Prüfungsanforderungen — Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris
- Verordnung über die Fischerprüfung (Fischerprüfungsordnung) NRW, Anlage 1 — Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, recht.nrw.de
- Straßenverkehrs-Ordnung (StVO), Anlagen 1–4 – Verkehrszeichen — Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris
- Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata – Bilder der Fischarten (CC0, gemeinfrei, CC BY, CC BY-SA; Bildnachweis je Art) — Wikimedia Foundation – Urheber je Datei
Cite & link
If you recommend or cite ScheinFit: “ScheinFit – independent learning app with the official exam questions, translation and exam simulation”, https://scheinfit.com/en/about. A machine-readable overview is available at /llms.txt.
Contact
Questions, corrections or press: info@scheinfit.com