EU Boatmaster (Hungary) study guide
EU Boatmaster (Hungary) · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The EU Boatmaster certificate in Hungary - known locally as the hajóvezetői bizonyítvány - is a professional competence credential for people who command vessels on inland waterways and, depending on the endorsement sought, in coastal waters. It is aimed at deck officers and skippers working on barges, passenger craft, workboats and pleasure vessels who need to demonstrate they can handle a vessel safely, apply the traffic rules, manage emergencies and comply with the administrative framework. The EU Boatmaster (Hungary) study guide has 10 sections and about 3,374 words.
01Navigation and Seamanship (Inland and Coastal Waters)
Navigation and seamanship is where the exam checks whether you can plan and execute a passage on a classified waterway, keep the vessel in the fairway and prove that the water under and above you is sufficient. Waterways are graded into zones 1 to 4.
346 words, about 2 min02COLREG / Inland Waterway Traffic Rules (CEVNI and National Supplements)
CEVNI is the European Code for Inland Waterways; the exam tests the rules of the road, marks and signals, plus the Hungarian national supplements for the Danube and Lake Balaton. CEVNI sets general obligations: continuous look-out by sight and hearing, safe speed, no unnecessary wash, no obstruction of the fairway, readiness to give way.
355 words, about 2 min03Ship Handling, Manoeuvring and Stability
Ship handling and stability asks whether you can predict what hull, propeller, rudder, current and wind will do, and whether the vessel will come upright again. Squat increases with the square of speed and is worst in shallow, narrow water; it reduces underkeel clearance and can shear the vessel onto a bank.
349 words, about 2 min04Marine Engineering, Propulsion and Vessel Systems
Marine engineering and vessel systems checks that you understand your propulsion plant well enough to run it, spot faults early and keep the vessel moving safely. The main engine is usually a medium-speed diesel; heat goes to a closed freshwater circuit cooled by a heat exchanger or keel cooler.
324 words, about 2 min05Safety of Life, Emergency Procedures and Firefighting
Safety of life, emergency procedures and firefighting tests whether you can prevent an accident and, if it happens, act in the right order without losing people. Lifejackets for every person plus children's sizes, lifebuoys with light and line, rescue boat or dinghy where required, throw line, first-aid kit and stretcher; keep drill records.
337 words, about 2 min06Meteorology and Hydrology
Meteorology and hydrology checks that you can read wind, weather and water levels and turn the forecast into a decision about today's passage. Beaufort force 5 already means about 8 m/s and significant wash; force 6–7 on open water such as Balaton can stop small craft.
339 words, about 2 min07Communications, Signals and AIS/Inland AIS
Communications, signals and AIS/Inland AIS tests your radio procedure, your sound and light signals, and your ability to use Inland AIS as one aid rather than a substitute for looking out of the window. VHF channel 16 for distress, urgency and calling; channel 70 is DSC only - never speak on it.
362 words, about 2 min08Environmental Protection and Pollution Prevention
Environmental protection and pollution prevention tests the discharge rules you must obey, the paperwork that proves it, and what you do when something leaks. MARPOL Annexes I–VI are the baseline at sea; on inland waterways the CDNI convention governs delivery of waste: oily waste, sewage, garbage and cargo residues go to reception facilities, and the vessel keeps a CDNI register and pays the waste fee.
330 words, about 2 min09Legal Framework, Certificates, Crewing and Administration
Legal framework, certificates, crewing and administration tests that you know which document allows what, who issues it, and what must be on board. Directive (EU) 2017/2397 sets competence standards and the Union certificates of qualification for deckhand, boatman and boatmaster, plus medical fitness and recognition between Member States.
310 words, about 2 min10Health, Medical Fitness, Fatigue and Crew Resource Management
Health, medical fitness, fatigue and crew resource management covers the human side: your fitness to hold a certificate, the medical care you can give on board, and how you manage rest and teamwork. A valid medical fitness certificate is a condition of the certificate of qualification; it covers vision (acuity and colour vision), hearing, cardiovascular and neurological conditions, diabetes, epilepsy and medication that impairs alertness.
322 words, about 2 min