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Boat Driver's Licence

The Norwegian boating licence in English, for anyone taking the exam in Norway without reading Norwegian.

chapters

lessons

Short, one thing at a time

248

practice questions

A quiz after every lesson

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The whole syllabus

10 chapters and 44 lessons. At the end: practice exam.

The boat and the driver4 lessons
- The boat
- Design categories
- Stability
- The driver and responsibility
Planning and preparations5 lessons
- Planning and weather
- Wind, waves and visibility
- Tide and currents
- Engine and clothing
- Kit and check-list
Ropes, knots, boat handling and anchoring3 lessons
- Mooring
- Ropes and knots
- Anchoring
Preventing collisions at sea6 lessons
- The basics
- Avoiding collisions
- Basic give-way rules
- Give-way rules between sailing vessels
- Lights on a boat
- Sound signals
Navigational marks and buoys5 lessons
- Beacons
- IALA buoyage system
- Cardinal marks
- Other buoys
- Repetition and assignment
Charts and chart symbols5 lessons
- Latitudes and longitudes
- Positions on the map
- Technical features
- Chart symbols
- Routes and leading lines
Navigation5 lessons
- Positions
- Courses
- Distances
- Distance = speed × time
- Where am I?
Navigation instruments2 lessons
- The compass
- Electronic instruments
Navigation at night4 lessons
- Lighthouses
- Lights on beacons and buoys
- Light characteristics
- Planning and execution
Safety at sea5 lessons
- Hazards and accidents
- Fire safety
- Evacuation and man overboard
- Distress and rescue
- First aid

At the end

Practice exam

The whole syllabus in one go, the way you meet it in the exam. Then you know you are ready before you sign up.

01
The boat and the driver
- The boat
- Design categories
- Stability
- The driver and responsibility
02
Planning and preparations
- Planning and weather
- Wind, waves and visibility
- Tide and currents
- Engine and clothing
- Kit and check-list
03
Ropes, knots, boat handling and anchoring
- Mooring
- Ropes and knots
- Anchoring
04
Preventing collisions at sea
- The basics
- Avoiding collisions
- Basic give-way rules
- Give-way rules between sailing vessels
- Lights on a boat
- Sound signals
05
Navigational marks and buoys
- Beacons
- IALA buoyage system
- Cardinal marks
- Other buoys
- Repetition and assignment
06
Charts and chart symbols
- Latitudes and longitudes
- Positions on the map
- Technical features
- Chart symbols
- Routes and leading lines
07
Navigation
- Positions
- Courses
- Distances
- Distance = speed × time
- Where am I?
08
Navigation instruments
- The compass
- Electronic instruments
09
Navigation at night
- Lighthouses
- Lights on beacons and buoys
- Light characteristics
- Planning and execution
10
Safety at sea
- Hazards and accidents
- Fire safety
- Evacuation and man overboard
- Distress and rescue
- First aid
At the end
Practice exam
The whole syllabus in one go, the way you meet it in the exam. Then you know you are ready before you sign up.

How you get started

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The link arrives at once
By SMS and email, the moment the payment goes through.
Choose a password and begin
On your phone, tablet or computer. You carry on where you left off.

The boating licence

Required for everyone born after 1 January 1980 who drives a boat over 8 metres or with an engine over 25 hp. You register for the exam yourself, with the boating licence register.

Go to the register

questions in the exam

At least 40 right to pass

years old to take it

The licence comes when you turn 16

940

kroner exam fee

Paid to the boating licence register