Learn Exam Questions in Persian: Boating Licence, Fishing Exam
For many Persian-speaking learners – from Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan – a licence in Germany is first of all a language hurdle: the exam questions are in German, full of technical terms, and there is hardly any learning material in Persian. BootFit shows every official question in the German original and translates it into Persian underneath – so you learn the exam text and understand it at the same time.
Last updated: 14 September 2026
Why the German text stays
All exams that BootFit prepares you for are taken in German: the question papers of the Sportbootführerschein (sport boat licence; multiple-choice procedure under SpFV Anlage 3) and the fishing exams of the federal states. In the exam, you read the German original text – and that is exactly the text the app shows unchanged, with number and source. This way, you memorize the German wording that appears in the exam and at the same time understand what it is about.
Three translation modes
In the settings you choose how much translation you want to see:
- German only – as in the exam; the translation can be shown per question.
- German + translation – the default: German text with the Persian translation underneath, also under every answer.
- Translation in focus – for getting started, when technical terms are still unfamiliar.
After answering, a short explanation in German and Persian appears of why the answer is correct. Technical terms such as Steuerbord (starboard), Fahrwasser (fairway), Schleuse (lock), Schonzeit (closed season) or Vorfahrt (right of way) are listed with translation in the glossary, and the read-aloud function reads the question and answers in German – at an adjustable speed.
Where the translations come from
We never change the official questions. The translations and explanations are learning aids: they are generated by machine and reviewed editorially step by step; unreviewed texts carry an AI label, reviewed ones a tick. In case of doubt, the German original text always applies – that is also the text the examiners grade. If you find an unsuitable translation, you report it directly on the question; corrections benefit all learners.
How to learn effectively in two languages
- Understand first, then memorise: read the question in German, then the translation, then the German again.
- Answers are shuffled: in the official catalogue answer a is always correct – the app shuffles the positions so that you learn the content.
- Review mistakes: questions answered incorrectly come back on a schedule (spaced repetition) until they stick.
- Simulate the exam – in German: switch the translation off for the simulation so that the exam situation is realistic.
- Learn offline: the question package with translations can be downloaded – on the go, in the harbour, on the train.
Which exams you can prepare for in Persian
- SBF Binnen (motor) – 253 official questions · 30 Questions · 45 Minutes · at least 5 of 7 Basic questions, at least 18 of 23 Specific inland questions
Matching catalogues in the app
SBF Binnen (motor)
Required on inland waterways for pleasure craft with more than 11.03 kW (15 hp), on the Rhine from 3.68 kW (5 hp). Basic questions and specific inland questions from the ELWIS catalogue.
- Basic questions≥ 5 / 7
- Specific inland questions≥ 18 / 23