Sources & Licence

Version: 2026-09-23 · Version edited by the operator

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Official sources (links)

All exam questions and exam rules come exclusively from these official sources; no other sources are used:

Sportbootführerscheine SBF Binnen Motor, SBF Binnen Segel, SBF See – ELWIS – Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr: https://www.elwis.de/DE/Sportschifffahrt/Sportbootfuehrerscheine/Sportbootfuehrerscheine-node.html
Fischerprüfung Baden-Württemberg – LAZBW Fischereiforschungsstelle: https://lazbw.landwirtschaft-bw.de/,Lde/Startseite/Themen/Fischerei
Fischerprüfung Bayern – LfL Institut für Fischerei: https://www.lfl.bayern.de/ifi/fischerpruefung/index.php
Fischerprüfung Brandenburg – Fischereigesetz (Landesrecht-Portal BRAVORS): https://bravors.brandenburg.de/gesetze/bbgfischg
Fischerprüfung Hamburg – Behörde für Umwelt, Klima, Energie und Agrarwirtschaft: https://www.hamburg.de/politik-und-verwaltung/behoerden/bukea/themen/agrarwirtschaft/fischerei/angel-dienstleistungen-179426
Fischerprüfung Hessen – Hessisches Landwirtschaftsministerium: https://landwirtschaft.hessen.de/wasser/fischerei
Fischerprüfung Mecklenburg-Vorpommern – LALLF: https://www.lallf.de/fischerei/angelfischerei/angelerlaubnis/
Fischerprüfung Nordrhein-Westfalen – Ministerium für Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz NRW: https://www.mlv.nrw.de/themen/jagd-und-fischerei/fischerei-und-aquakultur/aus-und-fortbildung/
Fischerprüfung Saarland – Fischereiverordnung (Landesrecht-Portal): https://recht.saarland.de/bssl/document/jlr-FischGDVSL2020rahmen
Fischerprüfung Sachsen – LfULG Fischerei: https://www.fischerei.sachsen.de/
Fischerprüfung Sachsen-Anhalt – Landwirtschaftsministerium Sachsen-Anhalt: https://mule.sachsen-anhalt.de
Fischerprüfung Schleswig-Holstein – Umweltministerium Schleswig-Holstein: https://www.schleswig-holstein.de/DE/landesregierung/themen/kueste-wasser-meer/fischerei

Official source

All exam questions and answers are reproduced unchanged from the official question catalogue for the German inland recreational boating licence (Sportbootführerschein Binnen), applicable from 1 August 2023, published by the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration on www.elwis.de. ELWIS content may be reused unchanged with attribution to www.elwis.de.

Translations, explanations and learning statistics are our own, non-official additions.

Exam rules

30 questions (7 basic + 23 inland-specific), 45 minutes. Pass: at least 5 correct basic questions and at least 18 correct inland questions.

Independence

This app is an independent study tool and is not affiliated with the WSV, DSV or DMYV.

Image credits – fish species (Fishing licence exam North Rhine-Westphalia)

The pictures of the species trainer are not the official (unpublished) plates; they come from Wikimedia Commons and every file's licence was verified on import (CC0, public domain, CC BY and CC BY-SA only). Credit per species:

Bachforelle (Salmo trutta fario): Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — Bachforelle Zeichnung.jpg
Meerforelle (Salmo trutta trutta): Wolfgang Striewski, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — Wst meerforelle stoer 001.jpg
Lachs (Salmo salar): Hartley, William W., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — Atlantischer Lachs.jpg
Regenbogenforelle (Oncorhynchus mykiss): Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons — Trout.jpg
Bachsaibling (Salvelinus fontinalis): Engbretson, Eric, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — Salvelinus fontinalis.jpg
Äsche (Thymallus thymallus): High Plains Grifter, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons — Grayling Thymallus thymallus.JPG
Hecht (Esox lucius): Togabi (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons — Hecht.jpg
Aal (Anguilla anguilla): mr_capgras, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons — Anguilla anguilla France 1.jpg
Zährte (Vimba vimba): Tokic, CC BY-SA 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5, via Wikimedia Commons — Vimba vimba.jpg
Rotauge (Rutilus rutilus): Scardinius_erythropthalmus1_resize.jpg: Original uploader was Algirdas at lt.wikipedia derivative work: George Chernilevsky talk, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons — Rutilus rutilus by Algirdas cropped.jpg
Moderlieschen (Leucaspius delineatus): I, Viridiflavus — LeucaspiusDelineatusMale.JPG
Hasel (Leuciscus leuciscus): Alexander Suvorov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — Leuciscus leuciscus.jpg
Döbel (Leuciscus cephalus): Tylwyth Eldar, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons — Oniria - Squalius cephalus 03.jpg
Aland (Leuciscus idus): Viridiflavus, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons — LeuciscusIdusWindeIde56cm 21-4-2009 16-46-58.JPG
Schneider (Alburnoides bipunctatus): Zsoldos Márton, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons — Alburnoides bipunctatus sujtásos küsz.jpg
Elritze (Phoxinus phoxinus): Adrien Pinot, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons — Vairon WIKI800px (cropped).JPG
Rotfeder (Scardinius erythrophthalmus): George Chernilevsky, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — Scardinius erythropthalmus 2009 G1.jpg
Schleie (Tinca tinca): Karelj, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — Tinca tinca Prague Vltava 2.jpg
Nase (Chondrostoma nasus): André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5, via Wikimedia Commons — Chondrostoma nasus (aka).jpg
Gründling (Gobio gobio): Viridiflavus at Dutch Wikipedia

(Original text: Piet Spaans), CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons — Riviergrondel.jpg

Barbe (Barbus barbus): Neil Phillips from uk, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons — Barbel.jpg
Ukelei (Alburnus alburnus): Piet Spaans, CC BY-SA 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5, via Wikimedia Commons — AlburnusAlburnus1.JPG
Güster (Blicca bjoerkna): Viridiflavus, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons — SilverBreamBliccaBjoerknaCropped.JPG
Brasse (Abramis brama): Микова Наталия, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — Carp bream.jpg
Maifisch (Alosa alosa): Krüger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — Alosa alosa.jpg
Bitterling (Rhodeus sericeus): George Chernilevsky, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — Rhodeus amarus 2008 G1.jpg
Karausche (Carassius carassius): Swaggo42, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons — Männliche Karausche.jpg
Giebel (Carassius gibelio): George Chernilevsky, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons — Carassius gibelio 2008 G1.jpg
Wildkarpfen (Cyprinus carpio): Dezidor, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons — Cyprinus carpio.jpeg
Schmerle (Barbatula barbatula): Michal Maňas, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons — Barbatula barbatula.jpg
Schlammpeitzger (Misgurnus fossilis): George Chernilevsky, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — Misgurnus fossilis 2009 G1.jpg
Steinbeißer (Cobitis taenia): Wiki-Harfus — Steinbeisser 001.jpg
Wels (Silurus glanis): Dieter Florian (To contact the author, ask the uploader or take a look at tauchshop-florian.de.), CC BY-SA 3.0 de https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en, via Wikimedia Commons — Silurus glanis 02.jpg
Kessler-Grundel (Ponticola kessleri): Piet Spaans, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons — NeogobiusKessleriSide 7-9-2009 10-13-45 AM.JPG
Quappe (Lota lota): HerrAdams (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons — Trüsche Walchensee.jpg
Flussbarsch (Perca fluviatilis): George Chernilevsky, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — Perca fluviatilis 2008 G1.jpg
Zander (Sander lucioperca): eLNuko, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — Sander lucioperca 1.jpg
Kaulbarsch (Gymnocephalus cernuus): Tiit Hunt, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons — Gymnocephalus cernuus Pärnu River Estonia 2010-01-06.jpg
Dreistachliger Stichling (Gasterosteus aculeatus): Gilles San Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons — Gasterosteus aculeatus - Epinoche - Three-spined stickleback.jpg
Zwergstichling (Pungitius pungitius): Piet Spaans, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — Pungitius pungitius.jpg
Bach-/Flussneunauge (Lampetra spec.): Tiit Hunt, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons — Jõesilmud2.jpg
Rapfen (Aspius aspius): Karelj, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — Aspius aspius Prague Vltava 1 (cropped).jpg
Kabeljau (Dorsch) (Gadus morhua): EugeneZelenko (Wikimedia Commons), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — Atlantic cod.jpg
Nordseeschnäpel (Coregonus oxyrinchus): 'An Introduction to the Study of Fishes' by Albert C. L. G. Günther (1880)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — Houting-PD.png
Edelkrebs (Astacus astacus): Web site of the National Park, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons — Ecrevisse pattes rouges.jpg
Amerikanischer Krebs (Orconectes limosus): Astacoides, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons — Kamberkrebs spiny-cheek crayfish Orconectes limosus male.jpg