TRAINING specialist, Seagull Maritime, is now offering an English Reading and Listening Test that can be run as an extra add-on feature in the company's Crew Evaluation Systems (CES), reports London's Tanker Operator.
This test has been introduced as a result of the Manila amendments to UN's International Maritime Organisation's Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) that require reliable and transparent evidence of the maritime English communicative competency level for all seafarers.
This means that all crew need to hold the appropriate certificate to demonstrate competency in English. Using a multiple choice format, the test employs a variety of visual, audio and text inputs that accurately measure the learner's English listening and reading comprehension.
The new test is designed primarily as a recruitment and promotion tool, with emphasis on the following: General test of seafarers' English, pre-employment test of English knowledge, pre-promotion test of English knowledge and demonstration of compliance for internal and external audit.
This test has been introduced as a result of the Manila amendments to UN's International Maritime Organisation's Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) that require reliable and transparent evidence of the maritime English communicative competency level for all seafarers.
This means that all crew need to hold the appropriate certificate to demonstrate competency in English. Using a multiple choice format, the test employs a variety of visual, audio and text inputs that accurately measure the learner's English listening and reading comprehension.
The new test is designed primarily as a recruitment and promotion tool, with emphasis on the following: General test of seafarers' English, pre-employment test of English knowledge, pre-promotion test of English knowledge and demonstration of compliance for internal and external audit.