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2026 Statistics

Key Facts: Beperkt stuurbrevet Exam

Official theory questions

KB 28 June 2019 betreffende de pleziervaart; FPS Mobility theoretical-exam page

50% + 60%

Per-onderdeel and overall pass (no guessing penalty)

KB 28 June 2019 betreffende de pleziervaart; FPS Mobility theoretical-exam page

12 / 10 / 8

Regulations / navigation / safety split

KB 28 June 2019 betreffende de pleziervaart; FPS Mobility theoretical-exam page

15 years

Minimum age to sit theory

FPS Mobility beperkt stuurbrevet page

3 years

Maximum age of a pass when applying for the brevet

FPS Mobility beperkt stuurbrevet page

Dutch and French

Official theory languages

FPS Mobility NL/FR exam pages and centres

Belgium's 2026 beperkt stuurbrevet theory exam is 30 Dutch or French computer MCQs (12/10/8), pass 50% per onderdeel and 60% overall, with no guessing penalty. Then sit a practical. This page is an English MCQ study aid, not the official paper.

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1Under KB 28 June 2019 as summarised by FPS Mobility, when is a Belgian stuurbrevet required for a privately used motor pleziervaartuig on inland waters (zones 0 and 1)?

A.If hull length exceeds 15 m, or the motor can drive the craft faster than 20 km/h, or the craft is used commercially or professionally

B.Only if the skipper actually intends to cruise faster than 20 km/h on that trip

C.Never on inland waters; a stuurbrevet is required only on the North Sea

D.Only if hull length exceeds 20 m, the APSB klein-schip limit

Explanation: FPS Mobiliteit requires a stuurbrevet if the hull is longer than 15 m, or a motor can propel the craft faster than 20 km/h, or the craft is used for bedrijfs- or beroepsgebruik. The test is capability, not the speed you plan to use that day. The Beperkt stuurbrevet covers inland waters except the Beneden-Zeeschelde.

2A 12 m motor cruiser is theoretically capable of 28 km/h but the schipper always keeps below 15 km/h on canals. Is a stuurbrevet required on Belgian inland waters?

A.No: only actual speed on the day counts, and 15 km/h is under the limit

B.Yes: motor speed capability above 20 km/h triggers the duty even if you never use that speed

C.Only if the craft is also used to carry more than 6 guests

D.No: hull length is under 15 m so no brevet is ever required

Explanation: FPS wording is 'sneller dan 20 km/u kan varen' — can, not does. A 12 m hull under 15 m still needs the brevet because of motor capability. Guest count is irrelevant to this trigger (a passagiersschip is a different APSB class).

3Where may a holder of only the Beperkt stuurbrevet legally skipper a qualifying pleziervaartuig in Belgium?

A.All Belgian inland waters including the Beneden-Zeeschelde

B.Coastal North Sea out to 6 nautical miles (zone 4)

C.Inland waters of zones 0 and 1, not including the Beneden-Zeeschelde

D.Everywhere an ICC is recognised, including tidal estuaries

Explanation: FPS zone table: Beperkt stuurbrevet is valid in zone 0 (named closed waters) and zone 1 (inland waters connected to the sea except the Beneden-Zeeschelde). Zone 2 is the Beneden-Zeeschelde and needs the algemeen stuurbrevet. Coastal zones are outside beperkt scope.

4What are the FPS age rules for the Beperkt stuurbrevet?

A.Theory from 16 and license from 18

B.The helm of any motor vessel may be taken from age 12 if a parent is aboard

C.Both theory and license from age 18, as for a Dutch klein vaarbewijs on a snelle motorboot

D.Theory (and the practical test) may be taken from age 15; the license itself may be issued from age 16

Explanation: FPS pages: inschrijven for theory from 15; brevet from 16. The practical test may also be taken from 15, but you must be 16 to apply for the brevet. APSB art. 1.09 separately requires a competent helm of at least 16 on a motorschip unless another rule applies.

5APSB art. 6.13 governs keren — turning the vessel round. What must the schipper establish before starting the turn?

A.That the turn can be made without danger and without obliging other vessels to change course or speed suddenly and substantially

B.Nothing: a klein schip may turn wherever it likes because it takes up little room

C.That the nearest lock-keeper has granted written permission for the turn

D.That it is between sunset and sunrise, since turning is only permitted at night

Explanation: Art. 6.13.1: a ship may turn only after satisfying itself that this can be done without danger and without forcing other ships into a sudden, large change of course or speed. If the manoeuvre would make another ship change, art. 6.13.2 requires it to be announced in good time — one long blast plus one short to turn to starboard, one long plus two short to turn to port. Turning is forbidden where teken A.8 is shown; teken E.8 marks a stretch where turning is allowed.

6In APSB art. 1.01, what is a klein schip?

A.Any pleasure craft under 15 m, matching the FPS brevet length

B.A vessel with hull length under 20 m, unless it is a tug/pusher for non-small ships, a veerpont, a passagiersschip, a fishing vessel using restricting gear, or a duwbak

C.Any vessel under 24 m, the STCW pleasure-craft sea threshold

D.Any open motorboat under 7 m that cannot exceed 13 km/h

Explanation: APSB: klein schip = romplengte minder dan 20 m, with listed exceptions that are groot even if shorter. Fifteen metres is the FPS license trigger, not the APSB size class. The 7 m / 13 km/h figures are a lights concession, not the klein definition.

7A 12 m veerpont and a 12 m family motorcruiser lie alongside. How does APSB class them?

A.Both are grote schepen because both carry people

B.The veerpont is klein and the cruiser is groot because the cruiser has a cabin

C.The veerpont is a groot schip despite being under 20 m; the cruiser is a klein schip

D.Both are kleine schepen because both hulls are under 20 m

Explanation: A veerpont is expressly excepted from klein schip, so it is groot even at 12 m. An ordinary recreational motorcruiser under 20 m (not a passagiersschip) is klein. Cabin or not does not decide the class.

8When is a vessel a passagiersschip under APSB art. 1.01?

A.When hull length exceeds 20 m, regardless of passenger numbers

B.When it flies a yellow diamond, which every pleziervaartuig must show

C.When it carries any paying guest, even one

D.When it is fitted or used to carry more than 12 passengers

Explanation: Passagiersschip = ingericht of gebruikt for more than 12 passengers. A pleziervaartuig is recreational and is not a passenger ship. A yellow ruit is the day mark for a passenger ship whose hull is under 20 m (art. 3.15), not for ordinary pleasure craft.

9A 9 m yacht is sailing and also running its auxiliary engine. How must it be treated under APSB?

A.As a motorschip, because it is using mechanical propulsion; a zeilschip uses sails only

B.As a zeilschip, because the mainsail is still drawing

C.As both at once, so other craft must give way as if it were under sail

D.As a snel schip if it can exceed 20 km/h

Explanation: Art. 1.01: zeilschip = sails only. A craft using sails and engine together is a motorschip. By day it must also show a black cone, point down (art. 3.12/3.13). Twenty km/h is varen met grote snelheid, not the snel-schip definition.

10Which craft is a waterscooter under APSB art. 1.01?

A.Any open motorboat that can exceed 20 km/h

B.A klein motorschip under 4 m, primarily water-jet driven, designed to be ridden sitting, standing or kneeling on — not in — the hull

C.A sailing dinghy under 4 m with a small auxiliary outboard

D.Any personal watercraft under 7 m with an outboard

Explanation: The APSB definition is tight: length under 4 m, waterstraalpomp, and the rider is on the hull. Extra equipment rules apply (lifejacket must be worn; only some of art. 9.02 applies). Do not confuse it with every small fast open boat.

About the Beperkt stuurbrevet Exam

The beperkt stuurbrevet is Belgium's inland pleasure-craft steering license. FPS Mobility runs a Dutch or French computer theory paper of 30 multiple-choice questions on APSB inland traffic rules, SIGNI marking, and safety and manoeuvres, with a 50% per-section and 60% overall pass and no guessing penalty. A later practical at an approved centre is also required. The license is needed on Belgian inland waters (except the Beneden-Zeeschelde) when the hull is longer than 15 m, the boat can exceed 20 km/h on motor, or the craft is used commercially. This bank is an English-language four-option MCQ study adaptation, not an official translation or a simulation of the Dutch/French sitting.

Assessment

FPS Mobility books Deel 1 (beperkt) as a standalone computer MCQ. Deel 2 (aanvulling algemeen stuurbrevet) is a separate 30-item paper for coastal/Beneden-Zeeschelde waters. A practical test at an approved centre is also required. This English four-option bank is a study adaptation of the beperkt inland syllabus — not an official translation, not a Dutch/French computer simulation, and not a substitute for the practical.

Time Limit

Not published as a per-paper minute limit on the FPS Mobility theoretical-exam page. Sittings are computer-based at Antwerp, Brussels or Namur in booked morning or afternoon sessions.

Passing Score

At least 50% in each onderdeel and at least 60% overall. No guessing penalty.

Exam Fee

Paid online as an FPS Mobility exam voucher at booking. The FPS theoretical-exam page publishes no tariff; recognised pleasure-craft federations list EUR 46 per examengedeelte in 2026, plus roughly EUR 50-55 to process the brevet application. (FPS Mobility and Transport, Directorate-General Shipping, Dienst Pleziervaart)

Beperkt stuurbrevet Exam Content Outline

40%

Reglementen

APSB definitions, lights, meeting and crossing, small-vs-large hierarchy, starboard-wall, locks, license-obligation thresholds

33%

Navigatie

SIGNI marks, NGI inland chart, km and km/h, TAW, current, echo sounder, VHF basics, Notices to Skippers

27%

Veiligheid en manoeuvres

Rudder and propeller, engines, fire classes, MOB, APSB distress signals, documents, pollution, first aid

How to Pass the Beperkt stuurbrevet Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: At least 50% in each onderdeel and at least 60% overall. No guessing penalty.
Assessment: FPS Mobility books Deel 1 (beperkt) as a standalone computer MCQ. Deel 2 (aanvulling algemeen stuurbrevet) is a separate 30-item paper for coastal/Beneden-Zeeschelde waters. A practical test at an approved centre is also required. This English four-option bank is a study adaptation of the beperkt inland syllabus — not an official translation, not a Dutch/French computer simulation, and not a substitute for the practical.
Time limit: Not published as a per-paper minute limit on the FPS Mobility theoretical-exam page. Sittings are computer-based at Antwerp, Brussels or Namur in booked morning or afternoon sessions.
Exam fee: Paid online as an FPS Mobility exam voucher at booking. The FPS theoretical-exam page publishes no tariff; recognised pleasure-craft federations list EUR 46 per examengedeelte in 2026, plus roughly EUR 50-55 to process the brevet application.

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Beperkt stuurbrevet Study Tips from Top Performers

1Drill the 50% per-onderdeel rule: a high overall score still fails if regulations, navigation or safety is under half.

2Keep 15 m / 20 km/h (license obligation) separate from 20 m (APSB klein vs groot schip).

3Learn SIGNI as upstream marking (red left, green right) — do not import IALA A harbour-entry colouring into this inland paper.

4Practise meeting and crossing with the starboard-wall exception and the small-motor / sail / human-powered hierarchy.

5Use kilometres and km/h on the NGI inland chart, not nautical miles.

6Complete all 100 practice questions, then sit the official Dutch or French computer paper. This bank is not a format simulation.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the beperkt stuurbrevet?

It is Belgium's inland pleasure-craft steering license, issued by FPS Mobility after a computer theory exam and a practical test. It covers Belgian inland waterways except the Beneden-Zeeschelde.

Is this the same as the Dutch klein vaarbewijs?

No. Vaarbewijs is the Dutch term. Belgium's official name is stuurbrevet. FPS Mobility lists a Dutch Vaarbewijs B as equivalent to a beperkt stuurbrevet, but the Belgian exam is a separate FPS paper on APSB and SIGNI.

How many official theory questions are there?

30 multiple-choice items: 12 regulations, 10 navigation, 8 safety and manoeuvres. This page's 100 four-option English questions are a study bank, not the official paper.

What is the pass mark?

At least 50% in each of the three onderdelen and at least 60% overall. There is no guessing penalty.

When is a stuurbrevet required in Belgium?

On inland waters, when the hull is longer than 15 metres, the boat can exceed 20 km/h on motor, or the craft is used commercially or professionally. The threshold is capability, not the speed you intend to use.

In what language is the official exam?

FPS Mobility publishes the syllabus and booking pages in Dutch and French and runs sittings in Antwerp, Brussels and Namur. This practice bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation, not an official translation and not a simulation of the Dutch or French exam environment.

Does this bank replace the practical test?

No. From 1 July 2021 a practical test at an approved centre is also required. These MCQs can teach rules, lights and safety judgment, but they cannot certify boat handling.