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
15 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 15 July 2022 + show all updates

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

  2. 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)

  3. July update to most Approved Training Provider lists.

  4. Updated approved training centre lists for many courses.

  5. 9 ATP pages updated (Petans Ltd email address)

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

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

  8. Updated to January 2022 versions of the lists.

  9. 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

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

  11. Updated: AFF, UAFF, FPFF, UFPFF

  12. Updated EFA, MFA and PST

  13. Updated Approved Training Provider lists.

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

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

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

  17. Removed Red Ensign Limited as an ATP

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

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

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

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

  22. Training centres for Ships Operating in Polar Waters added

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

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

  25. Updated the attachements for some courses.

  26. Updated HELM ATPs

  27. AEC 2 atp page updated.

  28. Updated several pages

  29. Updated Training Center lists.

  30. Updated training lists

  31. Updated PST and EFA.

  32. Updated list for EFA and PST

  33. Updated and added new ATP Pages

  34. Updated ATP Pages

  35. Updated PST and AEC2 Lists

  36. Updated ATP pages

  37. Updated ATP Pages for several courses.

  38. Updated Basic Oil/Chem and IGF course lists

  39. Updated AEC (Part 1)

  40. ATP files have been updated

  41. ATP files have been updated

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

  43. ATP files updated

  44. ATP files have been updated.

  45. Updated HV Operational

  46. Updated HELM M, HELM O

  47. Updated Chemical Tankers Course

  48. And Updated Medical Care atp list updated.

  49. Medical Care list updated

  50. ATP files updated

  51. Updated ATP files

  52. ATP files updated.

  53. FPFF file updated

  54. ATP files updated

  55. Updated ATP files

  56. ATP File updated

  57. ATP files updated, IGF added to ATP

  58. atp file update

  59. ATP Files have been updated

  60. Medical care file has been updated

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

  62. ATP pages updated

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

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

  65. ATP files have been updated.

  66. ATP files updated

  67. updated ATP files

  68. ATP files have been updated

  69. ATP Pages updated

  70. ATP updated files

  71. ATP files updated.

  72. ATP Files updated

  73. Updated 'Personal Survival Techniques' List

  74. Updated Training Providers

  75. Updated Adv Gas Training, ECDIS, EDH,

  76. Approved Centre Lists updated

  77. ATP files updated.

  78. ATP file updated for advanced gas tanker training

  79. ATP files updated.

  80. ATP files updated

  81. ATP files updated

  82. Updated Aroved Training Provider lists.

  83. ATP files updated.

  84. ATP files updated

  85. Updated the training provider lists.

  86. Updated Training Centre lists

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

  88. Updated Training Centre lists.

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

  90. Fast Rescue Boats Training Provider List updated

  91. Updated the Up-PSCRB & FRB ATP pages

  92. Updated Training Providers

  93. MCA/MNTB Tanker Fire Fighting added.

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

  95. Advanced Gas Tanker Training Providers Updated.

  96. Approved Training Provider Lists Updated.

  97. Updated training provider lists

  98. Updating training providers

  99. Updated Training Provider Lists.

  100. Updated training provider lists

  101. First published.

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