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Exam registration

Are you planning to get a license during your sailing trip? Then complete the exam registration with the DSV in three easy steps. First, select your certification:

1. 1

   Register for the exam online

   Please complete the online registration right away; for now, you'll only be asked to provide your personal information.Registration must be completed no later than one week before the exam.After the deadline, the form will no longer be available.

   You'll find the link to the DSV registration form in your confirmation email.

   On the form, your exam is scheduled for Thursday or Friday of your sailing week in Drage. Don't worry—that's correct, because we'll arrange the actual date directly with the examiner, depending on the weather.

   How to fill out the SBF application

   First, enter your personal information.

   Select the Geltungsbereich (sea area) as follows:

   Seeschifffahrtsstraßen mit Antriebsmaschine (seagoing waterways under engine)

   Under Teilprüfungen (exam parts), select:

   Seeschifffahrtsstraßen Theorie (seagoing waterways theory exam)Seeschifffahrtsstraßen Praxis (seagoing waterways practical exam)

   For the Ausbildungsstätte (school), please specify:

   It's up to you whether you'd like to receive a separate invitation by email. In any case, we as a school will also coordinate this with the DSV.

   We do not recommend getting a ”vorläufigen Sportbootführerschein” (provisional pleasure craft license); it costs more and is hardly any faster to obtain than the plastic card.

2. 2

   Obtain the necessary documents

   To register, you'll need the following documents:

   Medical certificate

   Have a medical doctor certify your fitness, and bring a printed copy of this exact form with you. The certification must cover your vision, hearing, and general health.

   Alternatively, you can book a video consultation with Nautic-Fit; to do so, you’ll need to have your vision and hearing tested by an optometrist and an audiologist beforehand.

   Passport photo

   Get a recent passport photo (35 × 45 mm, without a hat or other head covering). It must be a printed photo; write your name on the back.

   Driver's license or certificate of good conduct

   If you have a driver's license, send a copy to the DSV and bring the original with you to the exam. If you don't have a driver's license, apply for a certificate of good conduct (type N); allow one to two weeks for this.

3. 3

   Sign the application and (snail-) mail everything to the DSV

   After registering online, you will receive an email from the DSV. Print out the attached application form, sign it, and mail it along with all required documents to the DSV Examination Committee by the deadline.

   Important: The documents must be received by the DSV Examination Committee no later than einer Woche before the exam.

   Signed application

   The password for the application PDF is your ZIP code.

   Pay exam fees

   If you haven't yet paid via credit card or PayPal during the registration process, please transfer the fee to:

   Prüfungsausschuss Ausland/Bayern-Nord
   Deutsche Bank AG
   IBAN: DE87 2007 0000 0400 3315 06

   Calculate the exam fee (bitte die Nebenkosten für Prüfung Mittelmeer berücksichtigen)

You can find more information about Sportbootführerschein See at the DSV.

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