Category A boating licence on Lake Constance. Theory and practice from one team – small enough to know you by name.
All photos are from our own driving lessons and trips.
per driving lesson – a full 60 minutes. Elsewhere you pay considerably more, often for lessons of just 45 minutes. Your schedule is our schedule: 7 days a week.
Start now →Theory and practice from one team – at your own pace.
You learn the theory through self-study with our training software – all official exam questions included, for just CHF 30.–. If you have questions, we're just a phone call away.
Double lessons of 2 × 60 minutes on the training boats MANDY and AMARENA from Steinlibach harbour. All year round thanks to cabin heating – Monday to Sunday from 8 a.m.
Navigation, anchoring, knots, docking and casting off, and the language of the sea – you learn everything a skipper needs to master, including the Lake Constance navigation regulations.
The practical exam takes 60 minutes – and you take it on the boat you know from your training.
A driving lesson with us costs only CHF 90.– for a full 60 minutes – other schools charge considerably more, and an "hour" there often lasts just 45 minutes.
On Lake Constance you need the licence for motorboats with more than 4.4 kW of engine power (on all other Swiss waters from 6 kW). The Swiss boating licence is valid throughout Switzerland, including the border waters.
There is no prescribed number of lessons. Expect around 20 hours and up – depending on prior experience, possibly more; the navigation authority recommends at least 20 hours of practical experience.
Theory training with software CHF 30.–, driving lesson (a full 60 minutes) CHF 90.–, one-time insurance CHF 90.–, plus navigation authority fees of around CHF 200.–.
Yes. There is no learner's permit in boating – theory and practical training can run in parallel. We recommend starting with the theory.
The training boat you learned on – thorough knowledge of the boat is required at the exam. The practical exam takes 60 minutes.
Yes, we train all year round. The training boats have cabin heating – and Lake Constance is especially calm in winter.
Motorbootfahrschule Bodensee
Hafen Steinlibach, Rheineck
Opening hours
Monday to Sunday from 8 a.m. until dusk – until 10 p.m. in midsummer, until 5 p.m. from November to January.
Getting here
Motorway exit Rheineck, at the roundabout head towards the police station, pass under the motorway to the car park at the harbour. Free parking available – a 20-minute walk from Rheineck railway station.