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
815 July 2022 — See all updates

Training centres providing STCW basic training:

Training centres providing STCW advanced training:

Please note we no longer accept STCW Advanced Training completed under the authority of India or Pakistan towards the issue of the first UK CoC. Please see section 5 of MIN 535 for more information.

The MCA previously released an update on the Acceptance of Advanced Training from India and Pakistan from 01/01/2017 - 01/02/2018 (PDF, 19.1 KB, 1 page)

Training centres providing STCW tanker training:

Training centres for other training:

Training centres providing updating STCW training (refresher):

Training centres for STCW security 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 on this, please see section 5 of MIN 535 which gives the MCAs acceptance for those applying for their First UK CoC, as well as those Revalidating or applying for Subsequent UK CoCs.

For further information please send an email to:

stc.courses@mcga.gov.uk

Published 11 July 2014
Last updated 815 July 2022 + show all updates

  1. 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)

  2. July update to most Approved Training Provider lists.

  3. Updated approved training centre lists for many courses.

  4. 9 ATP pages updated (Petans Ltd email address)

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

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

  7. Updated to January 2022 versions of the lists.

  8. 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

  9. 10 MCA ATPs updated (EFA, PSSR, FPFF, PST, UFPFF, UPST, MFA, SA, DSD, SSO)

  10. Updated: AFF, UAFF, FPFF, UFPFF

  11. Updated EFA, MFA and PST

  12. Updated Approved Training Provider lists.

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

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

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

  16. Removed Red Ensign Limited as an ATP

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

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

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

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

  21. Training centres for Ships Operating in Polar Waters added

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

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

  24. Updated the attachements for some courses.

  25. Updated HELM ATPs

  26. AEC 2 atp page updated.

  27. Updated several pages

  28. Updated Training Center lists.

  29. Updated training lists

  30. Updated PST and EFA.

  31. Updated list for EFA and PST

  32. Updated and added new ATP Pages

  33. Updated ATP Pages

  34. Updated PST and AEC2 Lists

  35. Updated ATP pages

  36. Updated ATP Pages for several courses.

  37. Updated Basic Oil/Chem and IGF course lists

  38. Updated AEC (Part 1)

  39. ATP files have been updated

  40. ATP files have been updated

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

  42. ATP files updated

  43. ATP files have been updated.

  44. Updated HV Operational

  45. Updated HELM M, HELM O

  46. Updated Chemical Tankers Course

  47. And Updated Medical Care atp list updated.

  48. Medical Care list updated

  49. ATP files updated

  50. Updated ATP files

  51. ATP files updated.

  52. FPFF file updated

  53. ATP files updated

  54. Updated ATP files

  55. ATP File updated

  56. ATP files updated, IGF added to ATP

  57. atp file update

  58. ATP Files have been updated

  59. Medical care file has been updated

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

  61. ATP pages updated

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

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

  64. ATP files have been updated.

  65. ATP files updated

  66. updated ATP files

  67. ATP files have been updated

  68. ATP Pages updated

  69. ATP updated files

  70. ATP files updated.

  71. ATP Files updated

  72. Updated 'Personal Survival Techniques' List

  73. Updated Training Providers

  74. Updated Adv Gas Training, ECDIS, EDH,

  75. Approved Centre Lists updated

  76. ATP files updated.

  77. ATP file updated for advanced gas tanker training

  78. ATP files updated.

  79. ATP files updated

  80. ATP files updated

  81. Updated Aroved Training Provider lists.

  82. ATP files updated.

  83. ATP files updated

  84. Updated the training provider lists.

  85. Updated Training Centre lists

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

  87. Updated Training Centre lists.

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

  89. Fast Rescue Boats Training Provider List updated

  90. Updated the Up-PSCRB & FRB ATP pages

  91. Updated Training Providers

  92. MCA/MNTB Tanker Fire Fighting added.

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

  94. Advanced Gas Tanker Training Providers Updated.

  95. Approved Training Provider Lists Updated.

  96. Updated training provider lists

  97. Updating training providers

  98. Updated Training Provider Lists.

  99. Updated training provider lists

  100. First published.

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