In the organizer's words:

Sport boat license sea / inland

Who doesn't dream of enjoying the summer from the water and cruising along the Weser or the coast on a pleasure boat?
However, in order to operate a boat with an internal combustion engine with more than 15 hp or an electric motor with more than 10.2 hp for recreational purposes on German inland waterways and maritime waterways, you must have a recreational boating license.

The training provides the theoretical and practical knowledge required to take part in the examinations to obtain the "Official Recreational Craft Skipper's License for Maritime Waterways and Inland Waterways" SBF in accordance with the guidelines of the Federal Ministry of Transport.
The topics are distributed according to the training plan.
Information and appointments for practical training will be made during the course.
The following additional costs are incurred outside the course.
- 145.00 € Practical training and examination organization (in cooperation with a water sports school)
- 178.00 € Examination fee (as of 01.08.25)
- 39.90 € Sea textbook (optional)
- 24,90 € Examination sheets sea (optional)
- 29,90 € Textbook inland (optional)
- 24,90 € Examination sheets inland (optional)
- 29,00 € Examination fee FKN (optional)
(Prices as of 09/2025)

You can find out about the regulations for commercial use of the pleasure craft license at https://www.gdws.wsv.bund.de

We recommend that you register at least nine days before the start of the course.
If a course does not reach the minimum number of participants, we may have to cancel it. This usually happens one week before the start of the course.

VA no. 26F60810, registration deadline: 11.02.2026

Price information:

Further fees must be paid to external bodies, e.g. for examinations.