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: 11 September 2025 — See all updates

Approved nautical colleges

• List of MCA approved nautical colleges, yacht deck and small vessel engineer training providers

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.

We do not accept any online courses where there is a requirement for face-to-face practical training in the STCW Code

Training centres providing STCW basic training:

• Personal Survival Techniques (PDF, 56.4 KB, 7 pages)
• Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting (PDF, 49.9 KB, 5 pages)
• Elementary First Aid (PDF, 60 KB, 8 pages)
• Personal Safety and Social Responsibility (PDF, 54.1 KB, 6 pages)

Training centres providing STCW advanced training:

• Advanced Fire Fighting (PDF, 46.6 KB, 4 pages)
• Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PDF, 42.4 KB, 3 pages)
• Yacht-Restricted Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PDF, 34.7 KB, 2 pages)
• Proficiency in Medical First Aid (PDF, 48.7 KB, 5 pages)
• Proficiency in Medical Care (PDF, 44.4 KB, 4 pages)
• Fast Rescue Boat (PDF, 39.3 KB, 3 pages)

Training centres providing updating STCW training (refresher):

• Updating Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting (PDF, 49.3 KB, 5 pages)
• Updating Advanced Fire Fighting (PDF, 45.8 KB, 4 pages)
• Updating Personal Survival Techniques (PDF, 49.5 KB, 5 pages)
• Updating Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PDF, 42.1 KB, 3 pages)
• Updating Yacht-Restricted Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PDF, 32.9 KB, 1 page)

If you need Updating Yacht-Restricted PSCRB, centres who are approved for Updating PSCRB can also issue this certificate.

• Updated Proficiency in Medical Care (PDF, 40.8 KB, 3 pages)
• Updating Fast Rescue Boats (PDF, 39.8 KB, 3 pages)

Training centres providing STCW tanker training:

• Basic Oil and Chemical Tanker Training Course (PDF, 37 KB, 2 pages)
• Basic Gas Tanker Training Course (PDF, 37.8 KB, 2 pages)
• MCA/MNTB Tanker Fire Fighting (PDF, 37.7 KB, 2 pages)
• Advanced Oil Tanker Training Course (PDF, 35.9 KB, 2 pages)
• Advanced Chemical Tanker Training Course (PDF, 35.5 KB, 2 pages)
• Advanced Gas Tanker Training Course (PDF, 36.5 KB, 2 pages)

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

• Basic Training for Ships Subject to the IGF Code (PDF, 39.1 KB, 3 pages)
• Advanced Training for Ships Subject to the IGF Code (PDF, 37 KB, 2 pages)
• Fuel Specific Training for Service On Ships Covered by the IGF Code Using Gaseous or Liquid Hydrogen as a Fuel (PDF, 33.7 KB, 2 pages)

Training centres for STCW HELM:

• HELM Operational (O) (PDF, 46.2 KB, 4 pages)
• HELM Management (M) (PDF, 43.1 KB, 4 pages)

Training centres for STCW ECDIS/NAEST:

• ECDIS (PDF, 135 KB, 4 pages)
• NAEST Operational (O) (PDF, 38.2 KB, 3 pages)
• NAEST Management (M) (PDF, 36 KB, 2 pages)

Training centres for GMDSS:

• GMDSS - General Operators Certificate (GOC) (PDF, 44 KB, 4 pages)
• GMDSS - Restricted Operators Certificate (ROC) (PDF, 41.2 KB, 3 pages)
• GMDSS - Long Range Certificate (LRC) (PDF, 39.6 KB, 3 pages)

Training centres for STCW High Voltage:

• High Voltage Operational (O) (PDF, 38.5 KB, 2 pages)
• High Voltage Management (M) (PDF, 38.5 KB, 2 pages)

Training centres for security training:

• Security Awareness (PDF, 48.5 KB, 5 pages)
• Designated Security Duties (PDF, 48.4 KB, 5 pages)
• Ship Security Officer (PDF, 37.8 KB, 2 pages)
• Company Security Officer (PDF, 32.9 KB, 2 pages)

Training centres providing Deck Yacht modules:

• Yacht Officer of Watch (OOW) General Ship Knowledge (PDF, 36.8 KB, 2 pages)
• Yacht Officer of Watch (OOW) Navigation and Radar (PDF, 35.8 KB, 2 pages)
• Yacht (Master) Business and Law (PDF, 36.7 KB, 2 pages)
• Yacht (Master) Navigation and Radar (PDF, 35.8 KB, 2 pages)
• Yacht (Master) Seamanship and Meteorology (PDF, 36.7 KB, 2 pages)
• Yacht (Master) Ships Stability (PDF, 36.7 KB, 2 pages)

Training centres providing Small Vessel Engineering modules:

• SV Initial Workshop Skills Training (PDF, 34.8 KB, 2 pages)
• SV Auxiliary Equipment Part - 1 (PDF, 34.9 KB, 2 pages)
• SV Marine Diesel Engineering (PDF, 34.7 KB, 2 pages)
• SV Operational Procedures, Basic Hotel Services & Ship Construction (PDF, 35 KB, 2 pages)
• SV Chief Engineer Statutory & Operational Requirements (PDF, 34.8 KB, 2 pages)
• SV Applied Marine Engineering (PDF, 34.3 KB, 2 pages)
• SV Auxiliary Equipment Part - 2 (PDF, 34.4 KB, 2 pages)
• General Engineering Science I & II (PDF, 34.6 KB, 2 pages)

Training centres for non-STCW AEC:

• Approved Engine Course part 1 (AEC1) (PDF, 45.7 KB, 4 pages)
• Approved Engine Course part 2 (AEC2) (PDF, 41 KB, 3 pages)

Training centres for ships operating in polar waters:

• Basic Training for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (PDF, 33 KB, 2 pages)
• Advanced Training for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (PDF, 33 KB, 2 pages)

Training centres providing Workboat courses:

Mandatory training courses under the Workboat Code Edition 3 can be found on page number 218 of the Code.

• Non-STCW Small Ships Navigation & Radar Training (under WBC3 syllabus) (PDF, 39.2 KB, 3 pages)
• Non-STCW One Day Stability Course (under WBC3 syllabus) (PDF, 38.4 KB, 3 pages)

Training centres for other training:

• Efficient Deck Hand (PDF, 43.2 KB, 3 pages)
• Yacht Rating Certificate (PDF, 33.2 KB, 1 page)
• Large Yacht Helideck Safety Training (PDF, 32.1 KB, 2 pages)
• Crisis Management & Human Behaviour (PDF, 39.3 KB, 3 pages)
• Passenger Safety, Cargo Safety & Hull Integrity (PDF, 33.8 KB, 2 pages)

Boat Master Licence

• List of approved training providers for Boat Master Licence (BML) training

Published 11 July 2014

Last updated 11 September 2025 + show all updates

1. 11 September 2025

   All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

2. 28 August 2025

   All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

3. 14 August 2025

   ATP pages updated x65 14.08.2025

4. 31 July 2025

   ATP pages updated x65 31.07.2025

5. 17 July 2025

   All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

6. 3 July 2025

   ATP pages updated x65 (03-07-2025).

7. 19 June 2025

   All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

8. 5 June 2025

   All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

9. 22 May 2025

   All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

10. 8 May 2025

    Added MCA approved centres for GMDSS (GOC, ROC, LRC) and updated all other lists.

11. 24 April 2025

    All 62 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

12. 10 April 2025

    All 62 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

13. 2 April 2025

    NEW: List of providers offering 'Large Yacht Helideck Safety Training' added.

14. 28 March 2025

    New: List of MCA-approved centres issuing Yacht Rating Certificate of Proficiency (in line with section 12 of MSN 1862 Amendment 1) added.

15. 27 March 2025

    All 60 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

16. 13 March 2025

    All 60 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

17. 27 February 2025

    ATP pages updated 27/02/2025

18. 13 February 2025

    ATP pages updated 13-02-2025

19. 30 January 2025

    ATP Pages updated 30-01-2025

20. 16 January 2025

    ATP pages updated 16-01-2025

21. 19 December 2024

    All 60 MCA approved training provider lists updated. Also re-added corrected listing for One Day Stability course.

22. 12 December 2024

    Removed 1 Day Stability list.

23. 5 December 2024

    ATP pages updated 05-12-2024

24. 2 December 2024

    One day stability course added.

25. 21 November 2024

    All 58 MCA approved training provider lists updated. Also added list for Hydrogen course.

26. 7 November 2024

    All 58 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

27. 4 November 2024

    Company Security Officer list added

28. 24 October 2024

    ATP update 24-10-2024

29. 10 October 2024

    All 57 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

30. 26 September 2024

    All 57 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

31. 12 September 2024

    ATP update 12/09/2024

32. 29 August 2024

    All 57 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

33. 15 August 2024

    Approved Training Provider list updated 15-08-2024

34. 2 August 2024

    ATP pages updated 02/08/2024

35. 18 July 2024

    43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

36. 17 July 2024

    Added lists of Deck Yacht modules and Small Vessel Engineering modules.

37. 4 July 2024

    ATP pages updated 04-07-2024

38. 21 June 2024

    Updated Small Ships Navigation & Radar Training (SSNR) list.

39. 20 June 2024

    All 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

40. 17 June 2024

    Updated Small Ships Navigation & Radar Training (SSNR) list.

41. 6 June 2024

    All 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

42. 23 May 2024

    All 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

43. 22 May 2024

    Added links to approved nautical colleges and Boat Master Licence training providers.

44. 9 May 2024

    All 43 ATP lists updated.

45. 30 April 2024

    'Passenger Safety, Cargo Safety and Hull Integrity' list added.

46. 25 April 2024

    All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

47. 11 April 2024

    All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

48. 28 March 2024

    All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

49. 19 March 2024

    Efficient Deck Hand list updated.

50. 19 March 2024

    Updated ECDIS list.

51. 18 March 2024

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

52. 14 March 2024

    All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

53. 29 February 2024

    All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

54. 26 February 2024

    Added updated/refresher PSCRB-Restricted list to page.

55. 19 February 2024

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

56. 15 February 2024

    39 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

57. 6 February 2024

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

58. 5 February 2024

    All 41 approved training provider lists updated

59. 19 January 2024

    All 41 approved training provider lists updated

60. 9 January 2024

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

61. 5 January 2024

    All 40 approved training provider lists updated

62. 21 December 2023

    All 40 approved training provider lists updated

63. 8 December 2023

    All 40 approved training provider lists updated

64. 24 November 2023

    Updated all 40 lists.

65. 10 November 2023

    Updated 38 MCA approved courses.

66. 31 October 2023

    Updated all 40 lists

67. 16 October 2023

    EDH, HELM-M and SSO updated.

68. 16 October 2023

    HELM-M has been updated.

69. 10 October 2023

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

70. 5 October 2023

    PSCRB and AFF updated

71. 4 October 2023

    FPFF, AFF, UFPFF and UAFF updated

72. 14 September 2023

    All 40 PDFs updated

73. 11 August 2023

    AFF and UAFF file has been updated

74. 9 August 2023

    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

75. 8 August 2023

    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

76. 3 August 2023

    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

77. 28 July 2023

    Updated list of MCA approved training providers for all courses

78. 17 July 2023

    PST and UMC files been updated

79. 22 June 2023

    Updated: AEC I AEC II

80. 1 June 2023

    CMHB has been updated

81. 27 February 2023

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

82. 25 November 2022

    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

83. 21 November 2022

    Updated list for Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting

84. 16 November 2022

    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

85. 7 November 2022

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

86. 1 November 2022

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

87. 21 September 2022

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

88. 8 September 2022

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

89. 23 August 2022

    Updated approved training centre lists for 3 courses

90. 15 July 2022

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

91. 15 July 2022

    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)

92. 8 July 2022

    July update to most Approved Training Provider lists.

93. 9 June 2022

    Updated approved training centre lists for many courses.

94. 11 April 2022

    9 ATP pages updated (Petans Ltd email address)

95. 1 March 2022

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

96. 18 February 2022

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

97. 11 January 2022

    Updated to January 2022 versions of the lists.

98. 6 January 2022

    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

99. 24 August 2021

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

100. 27 July 2021

     Updated: AFF, UAFF, FPFF, UFPFF

101. 14 July 2021

     Updated EFA, MFA and PST

102. 22 April 2021

     Updated Approved Training Provider lists.

103. 9 March 2021

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

104. 15 February 2021

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

105. 14 December 2020

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

106. 1 November 2020

     Removed Red Ensign Limited as an ATP

107. 7 September 2020

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

108. 5 August 2020

     Added BML Fire Safety and BML Personal Survival & Water Safety

109. 31 July 2020

     Updated PSSR, Security Awareness and Crisis Management & Human Behaviour

110. 23 July 2020

     Updated High Voltage (Operational) and (Management)

111. 22 July 2020

     Training centres for Ships Operating in Polar Waters added

112. 21 July 2020

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

113. 5 June 2020

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

114. 15 August 2019

     Updated the attachements for some courses.

115. 5 August 2019

     Updated HELM ATPs

116. 25 July 2019

     AEC 2 atp page updated.

117. 19 July 2019

     Updated several pages

118. 5 July 2019

     Updated Training Center lists.

119. 19 June 2019

     Updated training lists

120. 3 June 2019

     Updated PST and EFA.

121. 31 May 2019

     Updated list for EFA and PST

122. 30 May 2019

     Updated and added new ATP Pages

123. 17 May 2019

     Updated ATP Pages

124. 29 April 2019

     Updated PST and AEC2 Lists

125. 11 April 2019

     Updated ATP pages

126. 11 April 2019

     Updated ATP Pages for several courses.

127. 4 March 2019

     Updated Basic Oil/Chem and IGF course lists

128. 18 February 2019

     Updated AEC (Part 1)

129. 28 January 2019

     ATP files have been updated

130. 15 January 2019

     ATP files have been updated

131. 30 November 2018

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

132. 14 November 2018

     ATP files updated

133. 8 November 2018

     ATP files have been updated.

134. 30 October 2018

     Updated HV Operational

135. 11 October 2018

     Updated HELM M, HELM O

136. 14 September 2018

     Updated Chemical Tankers Course

137. 10 September 2018

     And Updated Medical Care atp list updated.

138. 10 September 2018

     Medical Care list updated

139. 7 September 2018

     ATP files updated

140. 31 July 2018

     Updated ATP files

141. 18 July 2018

     ATP files updated.

142. 29 June 2018

     FPFF file updated

143. 27 June 2018

     ATP files updated

144. 11 June 2018

     Updated ATP files

145. 23 May 2018

     ATP File updated

146. 17 May 2018

     ATP files updated, IGF added to ATP

147. 11 May 2018

     atp file update

148. 18 April 2018

     ATP Files have been updated

149. 1 March 2018

     Medical care file has been updated

150. 23 February 2018

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

151. 16 February 2018

     ATP pages updated

152. 15 February 2018

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

153. 12 February 2018

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

154. 29 January 2018

     ATP files have been updated.

155. 19 January 2018

     ATP files updated

156. 12 January 2018

     updated ATP files

157. 8 January 2018

     ATP files have been updated

158. 13 November 2017

     ATP Pages updated

159. 19 October 2017

     ATP updated files

160. 5 September 2017

     ATP files updated.

161. 25 August 2017

     ATP Files updated

162. 17 August 2017

     Updated 'Personal Survival Techniques' List

163. 10 August 2017

     Updated Training Providers

164. 9 August 2017

     Updated Adv Gas Training, ECDIS, EDH,

165. 4 August 2017

     Approved Centre Lists updated

166. 28 July 2017

     ATP files updated.

167. 26 July 2017

     ATP file updated for advanced gas tanker training

168. 9 June 2017

     ATP files updated.

169. 24 May 2017

     ATP files updated

170. 24 May 2017

     ATP files updated

171. 16 May 2017

     Updated Aroved Training Provider lists.

172. 27 April 2017

     ATP files updated.

173. 26 April 2017

     ATP files updated

174. 18 April 2017

     Updated the training provider lists.

175. 3 March 2017

     Updated Training Centre lists

176. 21 February 2017

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

177. 20 February 2017

     Updated Training Centre lists.

178. 24 January 2017

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

179. 20 January 2017

     Fast Rescue Boats Training Provider List updated

180. 18 January 2017

     Updated the Up-PSCRB & FRB ATP pages

181. 1 December 2016

     Updated Training Providers

182. 6 October 2016

     MCA/MNTB Tanker Fire Fighting added.

183. 2 August 2016

     Updated the other maritime administrations section to link to MIN 520

184. 21 July 2016

     Advanced Gas Tanker Training Providers Updated.

185. 20 June 2016

     Approved Training Provider Lists Updated.

186. 27 January 2016

     Updated training provider lists

187. 6 January 2016

     Updating training providers

188. 5 January 2016

     Updated Training Provider Lists.

189. 11 December 2015

     Updated training provider lists

190. 11 July 2014

     First published.