MIN 554 (M) Amendment 6: vessel traffic services C0103 and local port services course providers 2023-24
Updated 1 March 2024
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1. Introduction
1.1 Candidates should contact the training organisations directly via the details below to view dates of the courses being held. The VTS training organisations should also be consulted to determine any Accredited Prior Learning (APL) requirements particularly for non-marine applicants, if appropriate.
1.2 Further guidance can be obtained from the current Marine Guidance Note 434 Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) as amended – Training and Certification of VTS Personnel.
1.3 This information will be promulgated on an annual basis.
2. Blackpool and The Fylde College
2.1 Contact Information:
Blackpool & The Fylde College
Fleetwood Nautical Campus
School of Maritime Operations
Broadwater
Fleetwood
FY7 8JZ
Tel: +44 (0) 1253 504 800
Email: maritime@blackpool.ac.uk
2.2 Courses Available:
- C0103-1 VTS Operator Training
• VTS Nautical Knowledge (Module 4)
• VTS Underpinning Knowledge
• VTS Simulation
- C0103-5 VTS Recurrent Training
3. Port of London Authority
3.1 Contact Information:
Port of London Authority
VTS Training
London River House
Royal Pier Road
Gravesend
DA12 2BG
Tel: +44 (0) 1474 562 282
Email: vtsenquiry@pla.co.uk
3.2 Courses Available:
- C0103-5 VTS Recurrent Training
4. South Shields Marine School
4.1 Contact Information:
South Shields Marine School
Marine Booking Centre
Grosvenor Road
South Shields
NE33 3EN
Tel: +44 (0) 191 427 3772 & +44 (0) 191 427 3591
Email: marinebooking@tynecoast.ac.uk
Website: https://www.southshieldsmarineschool.com/
4.2 Courses Available:
- VTS VHF
- C0103-1 VTS Operator Training
• VTS Nautical Knowledge (Module 4)
• Underpinning Knowledge
• VTS Simulation
- C0103-2 VTS Supervisor
- C0103-4 VTS On the Job Training Instructor
- C0103-5 VTS Recurrent Training
5. VTS Training Academy Grimsby
5.1 Contact Information:
VTS Training Centre Grimsby
Cleethorpe Road
Grimsby
DN31 3LL
Tel: +44 (0) 1482 608 497
Email: ABPacademy@abports.co.uk
5.2 Courses Available:
- C0103-1 VTS Operator Training
• VTS Underpinning Knowledge
• VTS Simulation
- C0103-5 VTS Recurrent Training
More Information
Technical Services Navigation Branch
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Bay 2/22
Spring Place
105 Commercial Road
Southampton
SO15 1EG
Telephone: +44 (0)203 81 72000
Email: navigationsafety@mcga.gov.uk
Website: www.gov.uk/mca
Please note that all addresses and telephone numbers are correct at time of publishing.