259 terms from the German boat licence and marine radio exams
The exams are held in German only and interpreters are not permitted. The German terms below appear again and again in the official questions. If you know them, you will recognise most questions in the exam. In the bilingual SRC trainer these words are underlined and can be tapped.
| Deutsch | English |
|---|---|
| Abhörverbot | ban on unauthorised interception |
| Abrechnungsgesellschaft | accounting authority (billing company) |
| Anrufkanal | calling channel |
| Arbeitsfrequenz | working frequency |
| Arbeitskanal | working channel |
| Aussendung | transmission |
| Betriebsart | operating mode |
| Betriebsverfahren | operating procedure |
| Binnenschifffahrtsfunk | inland waterway radio |
| Buchstabiertafel | spelling alphabet |
| Empfang | reception, to receive |
| empfangsbereit | keeping (listening) watch |
| Erweiterter Gruppenanruf | Enhanced Group Call (EGC) |
| Fernmeldegeheimnis | secrecy of correspondence |
| Freischaltung | activation |
| Funkstelle | radio station |
| Funkstille | radio silence |
| Funkverkehr | radio traffic, radio communication |
| Funkverkehr an Bord | on-board communications |
| Gegensprechen | talking both ways at once (duplex) |
| Hörbereitschaft | listening watch |
| Kanal | channel |
| Küstenfunkstelle | coast station (radio station on land) |
| Land-Erdfunkstelle | land earth station (LES/CES) |
| Landfunkstelle | land station |
| Luftfunkstelle | aircraft station |
| mobiler Seefunkdienst | maritime mobile service |
| Nachrichten sozialer Art | messages of a social nature (private calls) |
| Nautische Information | nautical information (category of service) |
| Reichweite | range |
| Revierfunkdienst | vessel traffic service (VTS) radio / port operations service |
| Rufname | call name |
| Rufnummer | identity number (MMSI) |
| Rufzeichen | call sign |
| Schiff-Schiff-Verkehr | intership communication / intership channel |
| Schiffs-Erdfunkstelle | ship earth station (SES/MES) |
| Schiffsfunkstelle | ship station (inland waterway radio) |
| Seefunkdienst | maritime radio service |
| Seefunkkennzahl | Maritime Identification Digits (MID) |
| Seefunkstelle | ship station (radio station on board) |
| Seegebiet | sea area |
| senden | to transmit |
| Sprechfunk | radiotelephony (voice radio) |
| Unterscheidungssignal | signal letters |
| Verkehrskreis | category of service (ship to ship, nautical information, ship to port authority, on board) |
| Vorwahl | dialling code |
| Wechselsprechen | talking in turns (simplex) |
| Weitverkehr | long-distance communication |
| öffentlicher Funkverkehr | public correspondence |
| Deutsch | English |
|---|---|
| Alarmierung | alerting |
| bestätigen | to acknowledge / acknowledgement |
| Dringlichkeit | urgency |
| Dringlichkeitsmeldung | urgency message |
| Dringlichkeitszeichen | urgency signal (PAN PAN) |
| Fehlalarm | false alert |
| Funkverkehr vor Ort | on scene |
| Havarist | vessel in distress, casualty |
| Hilfe leisten | to render assistance |
| Leuchtrakete / Handfackel | rocket flare / hand flare |
| Mensch über Bord | man overboard |
| Nautische Warnnachricht | navigational warning |
| Notalarm | distress alert |
| Notfall | distress, emergency |
| Notmeldung | distress message |
| Notsignal | distress signal |
| Notverkehr | distress traffic |
| Notzeichen | distress signal (MAYDAY) |
| Ortung | locating, position fixing |
| Positionsmeldesystem | position reporting system |
| Rettungsinsel | liferaft |
| Routineverkehr | routine traffic / routine message |
| Seenotfunkbake | distress radio beacon (EPIRB) |
| Seenotleitstelle | maritime rescue coordination centre (MRCC) |
| Seenotleitung | rescue coordination centre (MRCC) |
| Sicherheitsmeldung | safety message |
| Sicherheitszeichen | safety signal (SECURITE) |
| Suche und Rettung | search and rescue (SAR) |
| Wasserdruckauslöser | hydrostatic release unit |
| Wetterbericht | weather report |
| Zielfahrt | homing |
| Überlebensfahrzeug | survival craft |
| Deutsch | English |
|---|---|
| Abdeckung / Überdeckung | coverage |
| Antenne | antenna |
| Batterie | battery |
| Bodenwelle / Raumwelle | ground wave / sky wave |
| Digitaler Selektivruf | Digital Selective Calling (DSC) |
| Einseitenband | single sideband (SSB) / double sideband |
| Frequenz | frequency |
| Funkanlage | radio installation |
| Funkgerät | radio set |
| geostationär / polumlaufend | geostationary / polar-orbiting |
| Gleichspannung / Wechselspannung | direct current (DC) / alternating current (AC) voltage |
| Grenzwelle | medium frequency (MF) |
| Haltbarkeitsdatum | expiry date |
| Handsprechfunkgerät | handheld VHF radio |
| Kurzwelle | high frequency (HF) |
| Langwelle / Mittelwelle | low frequency (LF) / medium wave (MW) |
| Mobiltelefon | mobile phone |
| Radargerät | radar / radar screen |
| Rauschsperre | squelch |
| Satellit | satellite |
| Sendeart | emission type |
| Sendeleistung | transmitter output power |
| Sprechtaste | transmit key (push-to-talk) |
| Stromaufnahme | current consumption |
| Tote Zone | skip zone (dead zone) |
| Träger | carrier |
| Ultrakurzwelle (UKW) | very high frequency (VHF) |
| Wachempfänger | watch receiver |
| Wellenbereich | frequency range, wave band |
| Zweikanal-Überwachung | dual watch |
| Deutsch | English |
|---|---|
| Amtsgericht | local court |
| Behördenfahrzeug | official vessel |
| Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH) | Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency |
| Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA) | Federal Network Agency |
| funkausrüstungspflichtig | compulsorily radio-equipped |
| Funksicherheitszeugnis | radio safety certificate |
| Funkzeugnis | radio operator's certificate |
| Gerätezulassung | type approval / approved |
| gewerbsmäßig | commercially |
| Hafenbehörde | port authority |
| Handbuch Binnenschifffahrtsfunk | Inland Waterway Radio Handbook |
| Hoheitsgewässer | territorial waters |
| in Verkehr gebracht | placed on the market |
| Kollisionsverhütungsregeln (KVR) | COLREGs (International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea) |
| Meldepflicht | reporting obligation |
| Revierzentrale | traffic centre (inland waterways) |
| Schiffseigner | ship owner |
| Schiffstagebuch | ship's logbook |
| Seeschifffahrtsstraßen-Ordnung (SeeSchStrO) | German Maritime Waterways Regulations |
| Seeschiffsregister | register of seagoing ships |
| Verkehrsposten | traffic post (Netherlands) |
| Verkehrszentrale | vessel traffic centre |
| Verzeichnis | list (official publication) |
| Wasserschutzpolizei | water police |
| Zuteilung | frequency assignment / Ship Station Licence |
| Deutsch | English |
|---|---|
| an Bord | on board |
| Ankerlieger / vor Anker | vessel at anchor |
| Ausweichpflicht | obligation to give way |
| Ausweichpflichtiger | give-way vessel / to give way |
| Backbord | port (left side) |
| Besatzungsmitglied | crew member |
| Binnenschiff | inland vessel |
| Binnenschifffahrtsstraße / Binnenwasserstraße | inland waterway |
| Breitengrad | degree of latitude |
| Bundeswasserstraße | federal waterway |
| Bunkerboot | bunker boat / to take on fuel |
| Einbahnweg / Trennzone | traffic lane / separation zone / separation line |
| Fahrgastschiff | passenger ship |
| Fahrt durchs Wasser | making way through the water |
| Fahrwasser | fairway, channel |
| Fahrzeug | vessel, craft |
| Fahrzeugführer / Schiffsführer | skipper, person in charge of the vessel |
| fischendes Fahrzeug | vessel engaged in fishing |
| Gefahrgut | dangerous goods |
| geschleppt oder geschoben | towed or pushed |
| Gewitter | thunderstorm |
| Grundsitzer | vessel aground |
| Hafen | port, harbour |
| in Fahrt | under way |
| Kleinfahrzeug | small craft |
| Kurs | course |
| Kurshaltepflicht | obligation to stand on |
| Kurshalter | stand-on vessel |
| Leuchtfeuer | light, lighthouse |
| Liegeplatz | berth |
| Liegestelle | berth, mooring place |
| Länge über alles | length overall (LOA) |
| Manöver des letzten Augenblicks | manoeuvre of the last moment (action by stand-on vessel) |
| manövrierbehindert | restricted in ability to manoeuvre |
| manövrierunfähig | not under command |
| Maschinenfahrzeug | power-driven vessel |
| Peilung | bearing |
| Revier | waterway area, fairway area |
| Rudergänger | helmsman |
| Schleppverband | towing convoy, tow |
| Schleppverband / geschleppt | towed vessel |
| Schleuse | lock |
| Schub- und Schleppschiff | tugs and pushers |
| Seemeile (sm) | nautical mile (nm) |
| Seeschiff | seagoing ship |
| Seeschifffahrtsstraße | maritime waterway |
| Segelfahrzeug | sailing vessel |
| Sportboot / Sportfahrzeug | recreational craft, pleasure boat |
| Steuerbord | starboard |
| Tafelzeichen | signboard (traffic sign on the waterway) |
| tiefgangbehindert | constrained by draught |
| Tonne | buoy |
| Traditionsschiff | traditional (heritage) ship |
| Verkehrstrennungsgebiet | traffic separation scheme |
| Vorfahrt | right of way |
| Wetterwarnung | weather warning |
| überholen | to overtake |
| Deutsch | English |
|---|---|
| Ball | ball |
| Dreifarbenlaterne | tricolour / bicolour lantern |
| Flaggensignal | flag signal |
| Glocke / Gong | bell / gong |
| Hecklicht | sternlight |
| Kegel | cone |
| Lichterführung | navigation lights (carrying of lights) |
| Nebelsignal | fog signal |
| Pfeife | whistle |
| Rhombus | diamond (shape) |
| Rundumlicht | all-round light |
| Schallsignal | sound signal |
| Seitenlicht | sidelight |
| Signalkörper / Sichtzeichen | shape / visual signal |
| Ton (kurz / lang) | blast (short / prolonged) |
| Topplicht | masthead light |
| verminderte Sicht | restricted visibility |
| Deutsch | English |
|---|---|
| Deviation / Ablenkung | deviation (compass) |
| Ebbe / Flut | ebb / flood |
| Fahrt über Grund | over the ground |
| Fehlweisung / Missweisung | compass error / variation |
| Feuer | light: flashing / quick / long-flashing / isophase / occulting / leading / range / cross-mark |
| Gefahrenstelle | danger / isolated danger |
| Gezeiten / Tide | tides / tide |
| Hochwasser / Niedrigwasser | high water / low water |
| Isobare | isobar |
| Kennung | characteristic (of a light) / identification |
| Knoten | knot (nautical miles per hour) |
| Koppelort | dead reckoning position |
| Leuchtfeuerverzeichnis | list of lights |
| Leuchttonne | light buoy |
| Luftdruck | air pressure |
| Nachrichten für Seefahrer | Notices to Mariners |
| Quadrant | quadrant (cardinal marks) |
| rechtweisend | true (course/bearing) |
| Schifffahrtszeichen | navigation mark / sign |
| Seegang | sea state, heavy sea |
| Seehandbuch | sailing directions |
| Seekarte | nautical chart |
| Sektor | sector |
| Standlinie | position line |
| Strom / Tidenstrom | current / tidal stream |
| Sturm / Starkwind | gale, storm / strong wind |
| Tidenhub | tidal range |
| Versetzung | set / leeway / displacement |
| Windstärke / Beaufort | wind force / Beaufort |
| Deutsch | English |
|---|---|
| achtern / querab | aft, astern / abeam |
| ankern / Anker | to anchor / anchor |
| anlegen / ablegen | to berth, come alongside |
| Außenbordmotor / Außenborder | outboard motor |
| Bilge | bilge |
| Bug / Heck | bow / stern |
| festmachen | to moor, make fast |
| Feuerlöscher | fire extinguisher |
| Flüssiggas | liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) |
| kentern | capsized |
| Luv / Lee | windward / leeward |
| Propeller / Schraube | propeller |
| Radeffekt | prop walk |
| Rettungsweste | lifejacket |
| Ruder | rudder / helm |
| Schleppleine / Treibanker | towline / sea anchor (drogue) |
| Seeventil | seacock |
| Sicherheitsgurt / Sicherheitsleine | safety harness / jackstay |
| Sog und Wellenschlag | suction and wash |
| Überbordfallen | falling overboard / overboard |
Unofficial translations for learning purposes. More terms will be added with each translated question catalogue.