Lesson 1
How waterway signs work
Which signs you obey and which ones you take into account, what comes before a rule of the road, the groups A to G, what shape and colour say, and board, light or flag.
8 steps · 6 questionsKVB1 complete
Klein Vaarbewijs 1 (small craft licence 1) · Chapter 6
Waterway signs
What the boards and lights along the water prohibit, require and indicate, also at bridges and locks.
7 lessons42 questions
About this chapter
Along and above the water there are waterway signs: boards, lights and sometimes a flag. A sign can prohibit something, require something, report a restriction, recommend something or tell you something. The signs are in annex 7 of the Inland Navigation Police Regulations (Binnenvaartpolitiereglement), and almost all of them are exam material.
In lesson 1 you learn how waterway signs work: which ones you must obey and which ones you take into account, what comes first when a sign says something different from a rule of the road, and what shape and colour already tell you. After that come the signs for passing through and overtaking, for who may sail there, for berthing, anchoring and mooring, the mandatory signs and the main waterway, the restrictions and additional plates, and the signs at bridges, weirs and locks.
Lessons
Get your licence with KVB1 complete.
With KVB1 complete you open every lesson and test.
Continue with lesson 1 · €10- Lesson 2
Passing through, overtaking, turning and wash
A.1 and E.1, the difference between A.1 and A.1a, stopping at a closure, no overtaking, turning and wash.
11 steps · 6 questionsKVB1 complete - Lesson 3
Who may sail here
Prohibited and allowed for motor vessels, small vessels, sailing vessels, sailboards, muscle power and jet skis, with the definitions behind them, and the signs for water skiing, going fast and launching.
14 steps · 6 questionsKVB1 complete - Lesson 4
Berthing, anchoring and mooring
Berthing, anchoring and mooring prohibited and allowed, on the side of the sign, with a number or a Roman number, and the cone berths.
12 steps · 6 questionsKVB1 complete - Lesson 5
Mandatory signs and the main fairway
What the mandatory signs require, that B.9 settles right of way where a side fairway joins and E.9 and E.10 do not, and the difference between B.11 and E.23.
12 steps · 6 questionsKVB1 complete - Lesson 6
Restrictions, information signs and plates
What the restriction signs report, the recommended direction, the other blue information signs, and how a plate above, beside or below a sign says where and for whom it applies.
13 steps · 6 questionsKVB1 complete - Lesson 7
At bridges, weirs and locks
Which opening of a fixed bridge you take, what red, red above green, green and yellow mean at a movable bridge, the lock and the weir, and the height scale.
15 steps · 6 questionsKVB1 complete
Test
Chapter test
14 questions from all seven lessons. You answer everything first and then see your result, with an explanation for each question.