Plain-English answers to the questions seafarers actually ask before a test.
What the test looks like inside, what score employers expect and how to practise each section.
CES is not an English test. What it really checks, typical thresholds and honest preparation advice.
What STCW and the ISM Code actually require, what SMCP are, and why employers add their own thresholds.
More guides are on the way: SMCP basics, interview English, English for the engine room.