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Official sources & references

We Boat is an independent educational app for learning recreational- boating theory. Its content is built from international regulations, official publications and recognised nautical references, and reviewed regularly.

Disclaimer. The app never replaces the legal texts in force or the training provided by accredited bodies. Only official publications and the regulations currently in force are authoritative; rules may change after an app version is released. Check regularly with the competent authorities of your country.

✓ Official document verified: primary text downloaded and checked article by article.   🔗 = official portal of the authority.

International regulations

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COLREG 72 (IMO)Prevention of collisions at sea (lights, shapes, sounds, steering rules). ✓imo.org
IALA – Region AMaritime buoyage (lateral, cardinal, isolated danger, safe water, special). ✓iala.int
CEVNI (UNECE)Inland waterways (signs, signals, blue cones). ✓ verified verbatimunece.org
ITUMaritime radiocommunications (VHF, MMSI, DSC). 🔗itu.int

🇫🇷 France

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Ministère de la MerRecreational licence, regulations, safety. 🔗mer.gouv.fr · démarches-plaisance
Division 240Recreational safety at sea (≤ 24 m): zones, equipment, pyrotechnics, extinguishers. ✓ JORF ed. 30/10/2024Official PDF
LégifranceConsolidated regulatory texts. 🔗legifrance.gouv.fr

🇧🇪 Belgium

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SPF Mobilité et TransportsRecreational boating, certificates, safety. 🔗mobilit.belgium.be
Royal Decree of 4 Aug. 1981Policing & navigation, territorial sea, ports & beaches (wind/Bft, 200 m, special lights…). ✓ upd. 8/6/2007mobilit.belgium.be
RPNE (CEVNI-based)Policing regulation, Belgian inland waters. ✓ official vademecummobilit.belgium.be

🇳🇱 Netherlands

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Rijksoverheid / CBRKlein Vaarbewijs information & exams. 🔗rijksoverheid.nl · cbr.nl
Binnenvaartpolitiereglement (BPR)Steering rules, signals, lights, signs (CEVNI transposition). ✓ BWBR0003628wetten.overheid.nl
BinnenvaartregelingCertificates, marine VHF, AIS. ✓ BWBR0025958wetten.overheid.nl
BinnenvaartwetFramework act (vaarbewijs). ✓ BWBR0023009wetten.overheid.nl

🇩🇪 Germany

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WSVFederal waterways administration. 🔗wsv.de
Sportbootführerschein (DMYV/DSV)German recreational licences. 🔗dmyv.de · dsv.org
SeeSchStrOCoastal maritime traffic (Sportbootschein See). ✓gesetze-im-internet.de
BinSchStrOInland waters (CEVNI transposition). ✓ § 3.14, Anlage 7gesetze-im-internet.de

Weather · VHF · Cartography (educational references)

Weather: WMO, meteo.be, meteofrance.com, dwd.de, knmi.nl.   VHF: itu.int, imo.org.   Cartography: shom.fr, vlaamsehydrografie.be, bsh.de.

Method & authenticity

Sources marked ✓ were downloaded from the official portal of the competent authority and checked against the app's content, point by point. Despite this care, only official publications and the regulations currently in force are authoritative.

Last updated: June 2026 · ← We Boat