Båtførerprøven in English
Practise for the Norwegian boating licence test, in English
You can take båtførerprøven in English. Try 10 free questions here. Every answer comes with an explanation and the source: the regulation on Lovdata, Kystverket or Sjøfartsdirektoratet.
The test in short
| Language | Norwegian or English. You choose when you start the test at the test centre. |
| Questions and time | 50 multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes |
| To pass | At least 80 % correct overall, and at least 80 % correct in part 4, the especially important topics |
| Price | 940 kr, which includes the licence itself. Each new attempt after a fail costs 495 kr. |
You register and pay on båtførerregisteret.no, then take the test at an approved test centre. A course is not required.
Who needs a boating licence
If you were born on 1 January 1980 or later, you need a boating licence to drive a Norwegian recreational boat under 15 metres that
- is longer than 8 metres, or
- has an engine of more than 25 hp (19 kW).
You can take the test from the age of 14, and the licence is issued when you turn 16.
What the test covers
The syllabus has four parts. In our translation: 1 seamanship, 2 laws and rules, 3 navigation and chart reading, and 4 especially important topics. Part 4 includes navigation marks, chart symbols, who must keep out of the way, navigation lights and emergencies. Some questions use four training charts (skolekart), which you can download free as a PDF.
The official syllabus is on Sjøfartsdirektoratet's website, in Norwegian.
Norwegian words you will meet
Most books, courses and signs are in Norwegian. These words come up again and again.
| Norwegian | English |
|---|---|
| båtførerprøven | the boating licence test |
| båtførerbevis | the boating licence |
| styrbord / babord | starboard (right) / port (left) |
| kardinalmerke | cardinal mark |
| lateralmerke | lateral mark (red port, green starboard) |
| sjømerke | navigation mark |
| lanterne | navigation light |
| holde av veien / vikeplikt | keep out of the way / give way |
| sjøkart / skolekart | nautical chart / the training charts used in the test |
| promille | blood alcohol, in per mille |
| flytevest | life jacket or buoyancy aid |
| nødsignal | distress signal |
Free test: 10 questions
Answer, and see the explanation and the source at once. Free, no sign-up.
Our own questions, written from the official syllabus. This is not the official test.
The full question bank is in Norwegian for now. If you read some Norwegian, full access gives you as many 50-question exams as you like for 12 months, for 249 kr once.
Would you use full practice exams in English? Write to hei@batprove.no. If enough people ask, we translate the whole bank.