Guidance

MCA approved training providers (ATP)

How to find MCA approved training providers for STCW short course and ancillary training.

From:
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Published
11 July 2014
Last updated
25 April 2024 — See all updates

Training centres providing STCW basic training:

Training centres providing STCW advanced training:

Training centres providing updating STCW training (refresher):

Training centres providing STCW tanker training:

Training centres for STCW HELM

Training centres for STCW ECDIS/NAEST

Non-MCA approved ECDIS cannot be accepted to enter NAEST Management course.

Training centres for STCW High Voltage

Training centres for non-STCW AEC 1 & 2

Training centres for STCW security training:

Training centres for other training:

Training centres for ships using fuels covered within the IGF Code:

Training centres for ships operating in polar waters:

Other maritime administrations

The MCA accepts some STCW short courses from other maritime administrations. For more information, please see sections 4 and 5 of MIN 643 which gives the MCA’s acceptance for those applying for their first UK CoC, as well as those revalidating or applying for subsequent UK CoCs.

Published 11 July 2014
Last updated 25 April 2024 + show all updates

  1. All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  2. All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  3. All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  4. Efficient Deck Hand list updated.

  5. Updated ECDIS list.

  6. Updated 5 lists (Advanced Oil; Advanced Chemical; Basic Oil+Chemical; Basic Gas; Tanker Fire Fighting).

  7. All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  8. All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  9. Added updated/refresher PSCRB-Restricted list to page.

  10. Updated EFA and AEC1 lists (two outstanding ones from last week).

  11. 39 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  12. List of 'Small Ships Navigation & Radar Training' providers has been updated.

  13. All 41 approved training provider lists updated

  14. All 41 approved training provider lists updated

  15. Non-STCW Navigation & Radar Training (Small Ships) list added

  16. All 40 approved training provider lists updated

  17. All 40 approved training provider lists updated

  18. All 40 approved training provider lists updated

  19. Updated all 40 lists.

  20. Updated 38 MCA approved courses.

  21. Updated all 40 lists

  22. EDH, HELM-M and SSO updated.

  23. HELM-M has been updated.

  24. 7 ATP lists updated - AFF, FRB, PSCRB, MFA, U-AFF, U-PSCRB, U-FRB.

  25. PSCRB and AFF updated

  26. FPFF, AFF, UFPFF and UAFF updated

  27. All 40 PDFs updated

  28. AFF and UAFF file has been updated

  29. Updated Training Centres list for ECDIS, Medical Care, Medical First Aid, Survival Craft and Rescue Boats, Updated Advanced Fire Fighting and Updated Survival Craft and Rescue Boats

  30. Updated list of MCA approved training providers for 19 courses: AEC1, AFF, DSD, EDH, EFA, FPFF, FRB, MC, MFA, PSCRB, PSSR, PST, SA, UAFF, UFPFF, UFRB, UMC, UPSCRB, UPST

  31. Updated list of MCA approved training providers for: Advanced Oil, Advanced Chemical, Advanced Gas, ECDIS, HV(O), HV(M), HELM(O), HELM(M), MFA, MC, UPSCRB, UAFF

  32. Updated list of MCA approved training providers for all courses

  33. PST and UMC files been updated

  34. Updated: AEC I AEC II

  35. CMHB has been updated

  36. MCA Approved Training Providers for DSD and SSO have been updated.

  37. Updated the following training provider lists for: Personal Survival Techniques High Voltage Operational (O) Updating Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting MCA/MNTB Tanker Fire Fighting Basic Training for Ships Operating in Polar Waters

  38. Updated list for Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting

  39. Updates provided for the following: Advanced Oil Tanker Training Course Advanced Chemical Tanker Training Course Advanced Gas Tanker Training Course Basic Oil and Chemical Tanker Training Course Basic Gas Tanker Training Course Security Awareness Designated Security Duties Ship Security Officer Crisis Management & Human Behaviour

  40. Updated list of MCA approved training providers for: AFF, UAFF & UPST

  41. Updated list of MCA approved training providers for: EFA, FPFF, PSSR & PST

  42. Updated list of MCA approved training providers for: AFF and updated AFF

  43. EFA and PST approved training providers have been updated. PSCRB-Restricted approved training provider has been added.

  44. Updated approved training centre lists for 3 courses

  45. Multiple files updated, Advanced Training for Ships in Polar Waters added.

  46. Multiple files updated, 3 new files uploaded: Advanced Training for Ships in Polar Waters Basic Oil Chemical and Liquified Gas (Certificate of Proficiency) Basic Oil Chemical and Liquified Gas (Certificate of Training)

  47. July update to most Approved Training Provider lists.

  48. Updated approved training centre lists for many courses.

  49. 9 ATP pages updated (Petans Ltd email address)

  50. Updated following ATPs: Basic Oil+Chemical; Basic Gas; Updated Medical Care; SA, DSD; SSO. Added CSO

  51. Updated: Training on Ships Using Fuel Subject to the IGF Code

  52. Updated to January 2022 versions of the lists.

  53. Updated: AEC1 AEC2 Basic Gas Tanker Training Designated Security Duties Elementary First Aid Efficient Deck Hand HELM-O Personal Survival Techniques Training on Ships Operating in Polar Waters Training on Ships Using Fuel Subject to the IGF Code

  54. 10 MCA ATPs updated (EFA, PSSR, FPFF, PST, UFPFF, UPST, MFA, SA, DSD, SSO)

  55. Updated: AFF, UAFF, FPFF, UFPFF

  56. Updated EFA, MFA and PST

  57. Updated Approved Training Provider lists.

  58. Updated ATP: AFF, EFA, FPFF, PSSR, PST, UFPFF, UPST.

  59. Updated 3 x Advanced Tankers, ECDIS, DSD, SSO, Security Awareness and Crisis Management

  60. Updated - Designated Security Duties, Security Awareness, Ships Security Officer

  61. Removed Red Ensign Limited as an ATP

  62. Updated 4 ATPs: Designated Security Duties; Security Awareness; Ships Security Officer; Updated/Refresher Advanced Fire Fighting

  63. Added BML Fire Safety and BML Personal Survival & Water Safety

  64. Updated PSSR, Security Awareness and Crisis Management & Human Behaviour

  65. Updated High Voltage (Operational) and (Management)

  66. Training centres for Ships Operating in Polar Waters added

  67. Updated AEC 1, EDH, HELM(O), HELM(M), SSO

  68. Updated MCA Approved Training Providers for HELM(M) and HELM(O) added

  69. Updated the attachements for some courses.

  70. Updated HELM ATPs

  71. AEC 2 atp page updated.

  72. Updated several pages

  73. Updated Training Center lists.

  74. Updated training lists

  75. Updated PST and EFA.

  76. Updated list for EFA and PST

  77. Updated and added new ATP Pages

  78. Updated ATP Pages

  79. Updated PST and AEC2 Lists

  80. Updated ATP pages

  81. Updated ATP Pages for several courses.

  82. Updated Basic Oil/Chem and IGF course lists

  83. Updated AEC (Part 1)

  84. ATP files have been updated

  85. ATP files have been updated

  86. New ATP Pages uploaded for DSD, EDH, HELMO, IGF, SSO, AFF, EFA, FPFF, PST and PSCRB.

  87. ATP files updated

  88. ATP files have been updated.

  89. Updated HV Operational

  90. Updated HELM M, HELM O

  91. Updated Chemical Tankers Course

  92. And Updated Medical Care atp list updated.

  93. Medical Care list updated

  94. ATP files updated

  95. Updated ATP files

  96. ATP files updated.

  97. FPFF file updated

  98. ATP files updated

  99. Updated ATP files

  100. ATP File updated

  101. ATP files updated, IGF added to ATP

  102. atp file update

  103. ATP Files have been updated

  104. Medical care file has been updated

  105. Re-added the information regarding acceptance of certain certificates from 01/01/2017-01/02/2018

  106. ATP pages updated

  107. Updated PSA, DSD and SSO. Also added a section regarding acceptance of Advanced Courses from India and Pakistan.

  108. Removed the updated regarding India and Pakistan Approved Certificated for applicaitons prior to 01/02/2018 as this date has now been reached.

  109. ATP files have been updated.

  110. ATP files updated

  111. updated ATP files

  112. ATP files have been updated

  113. ATP Pages updated

  114. ATP updated files

  115. ATP files updated.

  116. ATP Files updated

  117. Updated 'Personal Survival Techniques' List

  118. Updated Training Providers

  119. Updated Adv Gas Training, ECDIS, EDH,

  120. Approved Centre Lists updated

  121. ATP files updated.

  122. ATP file updated for advanced gas tanker training

  123. ATP files updated.

  124. ATP files updated

  125. ATP files updated

  126. Updated Aroved Training Provider lists.

  127. ATP files updated.

  128. ATP files updated

  129. Updated the training provider lists.

  130. Updated Training Centre lists

  131. Added a statement on the acceptance of MCA courses by Port State Control Officers outside of the UK

  132. Updated Training Centre lists.

  133. Updated ATP list and added update on acceptance of Indian and Pakistani Certificates of Proficiency.

  134. Fast Rescue Boats Training Provider List updated

  135. Updated the Up-PSCRB & FRB ATP pages

  136. Updated Training Providers

  137. MCA/MNTB Tanker Fire Fighting added.

  138. Updated the other maritime administrations section to link to MIN 520

  139. Advanced Gas Tanker Training Providers Updated.

  140. Approved Training Provider Lists Updated.

  141. Updated training provider lists

  142. Updating training providers

  143. Updated Training Provider Lists.

  144. Updated training provider lists

  145. First published.

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