List of certificates of proficiency for recreational boat drivers in Germany

In Germany there are a number of certificates of competency for recreational boat drivers , which prove certain skills or training.

image	designation	status	Minimum age	Prescribed for	Issuing body	scope
old: New:	Sport boat license inland	officially	14/16	Driving pleasure boats on inland waterways <20 meters with more than 11.03 kW - exception: on the Rhine with more than 3.68 kW and <15 m	Examination committees of the DSV and DMYV on behalf of the BMVI	Inland waterways
old: new:	Sport boat license lake	officially	16	Driving pleasure craft on sea ​​waterways with more than 11.03 kW on the propeller	Examination committees of the DSV and DMYV on behalf of the BMVI	Sea lanes
	Sports coast ship license	officially	16	commercial operation of pleasure boats in coastal areas	Examination committees of the DSV and DMYV on behalf of the BMVI	worldwide in coastal areas (up to 12 nm from the mainland coast)
	Sportseeschifferschein	officially	18th	the commercial operation of pleasure boats in the coastal sea area	Central administrative office according to the Sportseeschifferscheinverordnung in the DSV on behalf of the BMVI	worldwide in coastal sea waters (up to 30 nm from the mainland coast including the marginal seas)
	Sporthochseeschifferschein	officially	18th	commercial operation of pleasure craft on all seas	Central administrative office according to the Sportseeschifferscheinverordnung in the DSV on behalf of the BMVI	worldwide on all seas
	VHF radiotelephony certificate for inland navigation	officially	15th	Supervising and operating a radio system on board for inland navigation	Examination committees of the DSV and DMYV on behalf of the BMVI	internationally valid
	Limited valid radio operating certificate	officially	16	Skipper on board a pleasure craft equipped with a VHF marine radio system	Examination committees of the DSV and DMYV on behalf of the BMVI	worldwide
	General radio operating certificate	officially	18th	Skipper on board a pleasure craft equipped with a marine radio system	Examination committees of the DSV and DMYV on behalf of the BMVI	worldwide
	Certificate of qualification for distress signals	accepted	18th	everyone who wants to purchase sub-class T2 distress signals	Examination committees of the DSV and DMYV on behalf of the BMVI	Germany
	Certificate of competence for distress signals	accepted	18th	Anyone who wants to purchase sub-class T2 distress signals and who want to prove the expertise required to apply for a weapons license	Schleswig-Holstein Sailing Association	Germany
	Traditional ship license	officially	18th	everyone who wants to operate a traditional ship with a length of up to 55 meters and a crew of more than 25 people	Central administrative office according to the Sportseeschifferscheinverordnung in the DSV on behalf of the BMVI	worldwide
	Lake Constance skipper patent	officially	18th	Driving vehicles with more than 4.4 kW engine power or with more than 12 m² sail area on Lake Constance	District offices	Lake Constance
	Sport ship certificate	officially	18th	driving pleasure boats up to 25 meters in length on inland waterways	Waterways and Shipping Directorates	Inland waterways outside the Rhine
	Sports patent	officially	18th	driving pleasure boats between 15 and 25 meters in length on the Rhine	Waterways and Shipping Directorates	Rhine
	Radar patent	officially	18th	carrying out radar journeys in poor weather conditions on inland waterways	Waterways and Shipping Directorates	Inland waterways

Web links

• DSV: Driving license information - information on sport boat driving licenses and radio certificates, examination boards, costs and examination procedure
• ELWIS: Driving license information - catalogs of questions and answers for the official sport boat driving license inland, sport boat driving license for sea and sport coastal boat license

See also

• List of international certificates of proficiency for recreational craft

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure: Safety on the Water. Important rules and tips for water sports enthusiasts. ( Memento of the original from October 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , P. 8 and 9.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Sportseeschifferscheinverordnung: SportSeeSchV
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure: Safety on the Water. Important rules and tips for water sports enthusiasts. ( Memento of the original from October 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , P. 12 and 13.