


Used as a stand-alone product, it provides a thorough assessment of the seafarer’s ability to understand and speak English. The ISF Marlins Test Of Spoken English (TOSE) provides the oral assessor with a standardised interview format for assessing the speaking and listening skills of all ranks and nationality of seafarers.

ISF Marlins Test of Spoken English (TOSE) Viking is one of a few commercially run Marlins Approved Test Centres in the UK that is able to test individuals competency on their spoken English language ability, in line with the rigorous standards of Marlins.

Seatec UK Limited is a company incorporated in Scotland with registered number SC106026, trading as ‘Marlins’ and having its registered office at 1st Floor Skypark, 8 Elliot Place, Glasgow, G3 8EP.With the increasing regulations throughout the maritime industry, Marlins English testing has become a vital part of the employment process for international Officers and crew. SeaTec UK Limited is the sole licensee, on a worldwide basis, of the Marlins registered trademark. Through Marlins services, we help clients develop in-house policies to help standardise their assessment and training procedures we also deliver consultancy and training services to suit client needs. Marlins’ CBT products have been adopted fleet-wide by leading ship managers to help train mixed nationality seafarers both on board and on shore. Marlins’ ELT products are known and used internationally to assess and develop English language competency levels. Our team of industry experts and highly experienced trainers work worldwide to provide tailor-made solutions to employers’ recruitment and training requirements: We have recently expanded our range of training products and services to provide a range of packages including vocational training courses for seafarers as well as English language assessment and training solutions. We work with hundreds of companies worldwide which gives us insight into crewing and training issues in almost every key crew supply country. Marlins was originally established in 1994 to provide English language training solutions for the shipping industry.
