Learn Exam Questions in Arabic: Boating Licence, Fishing Exam, Driving Licence
Arabic-speaking learners face the same hurdle in the German licence exams: official questions full of technical terms, almost exclusively in German. ScheinFit shows every question in the German original and translates it into Arabic underneath (Modern Standard Arabic) – for the driving licence test, Modern Standard Arabic is even permitted as an exam language; for the boating licence and the fishing exam it remains German.
Last updated: 14 September 2026
Why the German text stays
All exams that ScheinFit prepares you for are taken in German: the question papers of the Sportbootführerschein (sport boat licence; multiple-choice procedure under SpFV Anlage 3), the fishing exams of the federal states and the theoretical driving licence test. The theoretical driving licence test can be taken in twelve foreign languages, including Modern Standard Arabic; the fishing exam in Saarland is also available in Arabic. So in the exam you read the German original text – and that is exactly the text the app shows unchanged, with number and source. The Arabic translation appears underneath every question and every answer, not in its place. This way you memorise the German wording that appears in the exam and at the same time understand what it is about.
Three translation modes
In the settings you choose how much translation you want to see:
- German only – as in the exam; the translation can be shown per question.
- German + translation – the default: German text with the Arabic translation underneath, also under every answer.
- Translation in focus – for getting started, when technical terms are still unfamiliar.
After answering, a short explanation in German and Arabic appears of why the answer is correct. Technical terms such as Steuerbord (starboard), Fahrwasser (fairway), Schleuse (lock), Schonzeit (closed season) or Vorfahrt (right of way) are listed with translation in the glossary, and the read-aloud function reads the question and answers in German – at an adjustable speed.
Where the translations come from
We never change the official questions. The translations and explanations are learning aids: they are generated by machine and reviewed editorially step by step; unreviewed texts carry an AI label, reviewed ones a tick. In case of doubt, the German original text always applies – that is also the text the examiners grade. If you find an unsuitable translation, you report it directly on the question; corrections benefit all learners.
How to learn effectively in two languages
- Understand first, then memorise: read the question in German, then the translation, then the German again.
- Answers are shuffled: in the official catalogue answer a is always correct – the app shuffles the positions so that you learn the content.
- Review mistakes: questions answered incorrectly come back on a schedule (spaced repetition) until they stick.
- Simulate the exam – in German: switch the translation off for the simulation so that the exam situation is realistic.
- Learn offline: the question package with translations can be downloaded – on the go, in the harbour, on the train.
Which exams you can prepare for in Arabic
- SBF Binnen (motor) – 253 official questions · 30 Questions · 45 Minutes · at least 5 of 7 Basic questions, at least 18 of 23 Specific inland questions
- SBF Binnen under sail – 300 official questions · 37 Questions · 60 Minutes · at least 5 of 7 Basic questions, at least 18 of 23 Specific inland questions, at least 5 of 7 Specific sailing questions
- SBF See – 285 official questions · 30 Questions · 60 Minutes · at least 5 of 7 Basic questions, at least 18 of 23 Specific coastal questions
- Fishing exam (Fischerprüfung) North Rhine-Westphalia – 321 official questions · 60 Questions · 60 Minutes · at least 45 of 60 correct and at least 6 in every subject area
- Fishing licence exam Bavaria – 998 official questions · 60 Questions · 60 Minutes · at least 45 of 60 correct and at least 6 in every subject area
- Fishing licence exam Brandenburg – 597 official questions · 60 Questions · 120 Minutes · at least 45 of 60 correct and at least 6 in every subject area
- Fishing licence exam Saxony-Anhalt – 619 official questions · 60 Questions · 120 Minutes · at least 45 of 60 correct
- Class B driving licence – Licence pending
Matching catalogues in the app
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
- Gewässerökologie und Fischhege12
- Tackle & equipment12
- Fischereirechtliche und andere für die Fischerei bedeutenden Rechtsvorschriften12
- Pass≥ 45 / 60
Fishing licence exam Bavaria
- Fischkunde12
- Water bodies & fish management12
- Schutz und Pflege der Fischgewässer, Fischhege12
- Fanggeräte, fischereiliche Praxis, Behandlung gefangener Fische12
- Einschlägige Rechtsvorschriften12
- Pass≥ 45 / 60