Anyone who wants to operate a vessel subject to licensing on Lake Constance needs the Lake Constance Shipmaster's License A+D (Switzerland: Shipmaster's License / Austria: with the addition "for Lake Constance"). This includes motorboats with a propulsion engine of more than 6 HP usable power and sailing vessels with more than 12 square meters of sail area.

Written from practical experience, this textbook focuses on the exam material prepared by the shipping authorities of the district offices of Bodenseekreis, Konstanz, and Lindau. The basis for this is the official question catalog for the Lake Constance Shipmaster's License A+D, which is also fully included in the book.

Additionally, the 20 extra Austria-specific questions from the district authority of Bregenz have been newly incorporated.

Supplemented with a small nautical dictionary and answers to the most important questions on how to best prepare for the exam for the Lake Constance Shipmaster's License A+D, this textbook is divided into the following chapters:

• Local Knowledge

• All About Sailing Boats

• Handling Ropes

• Theory and Practice of Sailing

• All About Motorboats

• Operating a Motorboat

This book allows for a straightforward and quick preparation for the theoretical exam for the Lake Constance Shipmaster's License A+D, without neglecting the necessary practical knowledge.