What must people bring to the meeting?
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Marlins offshore workers practice test 3
the last free one — then the 85-point simulation scored per section.
The third and last free test of the offshore series. The real test is 80 screens worth 85 points in 60 minutes — the reading task alone is six gaps, a point each — and the result is reported section by section. The timed simulation in the app scores it that way and marks any section under the minimum your employer asks for.
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01Practice test 3
Tap the option you think is right and the answer appears at once, with the reason. Each recording can be played twice before you answer, as on Marlins' own free practice test, and freely afterwards — with the transcript. Questions have three options, as the real Marlins offshore workers test does.
'Excuse me, ____ I use the phone in the radio room to call home?' 'Yes, but please keep it short.'
Would you mind ____ the door to the cellar deck?
'Hard hat', 'gloves' and 'goggles' are all things you wear to protect yourself at work. Which word does NOT belong in this group?
Which word does NOT belong in the group 'things you find in a first-aid kit'?
Can you ____ the deck while I'm on my break?
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The manual handling limit for one person is 25 kg. How do you say it?
The new drill crew will fly out to the rig ____ Monday morning.
The radio operator ____ to the coastguard right now; the channel is busy.
Before boarding the platform, every new worker ____ complete a safety induction.
02Answers and explanations
The answer to every question above, and why the other options are not it.
Q1 — Listening
C · A radio and a training card
The adviser says 'bring your radio and your competence card'. The 'tag line' is mentioned only because the incident happened with it, and nobody asks for a written report.
Transcript: This is the HSE adviser with a message for all crane operators and banksmen. After yesterday's incident with the tag line, there will be a short meeting in the crane office at six fifteen tomorrow morning, before the day shift starts. Please bring your radio and your competence card.
Q2 — Grammar
C · could
To ask for permission we use 'could': 'Could I use…?'. 'Must I…?' asks if something is necessary, and 'would I' is not used to ask for permission.
Q3 — Grammar
B · closing
'Would you mind' is followed by -ing: 'Would you mind closing…?'. 'Mind to close' and 'mind close' are wrong.
Q4 — Vocabulary
B · first-aid kit
A 'first-aid kit' is safety equipment, but you do not wear it: it is used to treat injuries. The 'coveralls' and the 'ear defenders' are worn for protection, like the rest of the group.
Q5 — Vocabulary
A · lanyard
A 'bandage' and a 'plaster' are in a first-aid kit. A 'lanyard' is the safety line that connects your harness to an anchor point; it is equipment for working at height.
Q6 — Listening
B · wash
You hear 'wash', which ends in /ʃ/, a soft, continuous sh sound. 'Watch' ends in /tʃ/, the ch sound, which starts with a small /t/; 'walk' has the long vowel /ɔː/ and ends in /k/.
Transcript: Can you wash the deck while I'm on my break?
Q7 — Time and numbers
B · twenty-five kilograms
With any number except one, the unit is plural: 'twenty-five kilograms'. The singular 'kilogram' is wrong here, and 'fifty-two' swaps the two digits.
Q8 — Grammar
A · on
We use 'on' with a particular day, also when a part of the day follows it: 'on Monday morning'. 'in' goes only with the part of the day alone ('in the morning'), and 'at' with clock times ('at nine').
Q9 — Grammar
C · isn't talking
'Right now' talks about this exact instant, so the correct negative is the present continuous 'isn't talking'. 'doesn't talk' would describe a habit, and 'hasn't been talking' would need a duration marked with 'since' or 'for', which the sentence doesn't give.
Q10 — Grammar
B · has to
The subject 'every new worker' is singular, so the verb takes the third-person form: 'has to complete'. 'have to' is the form for plural subjects or for 'I/you/we/they', and 'has' alone does not build the obligation structure without 'to'.
03The other practice tests
3 free tests, 30 questions, none repeated. They are ours, written in the format of the Marlins test for offshore workers.
- Practice test 1the drill floor, the crane and the helideck — ten questions, explained.
- Practice test 2ten new questions, none repeated from test 1.
- Practice test 3you are here
Taking a different Marlins test? There are free practice tests for the Marlins test for seafarers and the Marlins test for cruise ship staff too, and the speaking test (TOSE) has its own free pack.
04After the free tests
The real test is 80 screens worth 85 points, with 60 minutes recommended and the result is a percentage, with no pass mark — the score you need is the one your employer asks for (see what score you need, by rank). Nauti Test Pro has 874 questions in that format, 180 of them recorded, and a timed simulation with the weighting Marlins publishes, scored section by section against the minimum for your rank.
- Create an account — international accounts start with 10 free tokens, plus 5 when you verify your email and phone.
- One token = one practice — a unit of up to 50 questions, a drill or the full simulation.
- Buy tokens when you need more — small packs by card, no subscription.
Before the real one, read how to pass the Marlins test, section by section and what it costs, how to book it and how long it is valid.