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
17 November 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 17 November 2022 + show all updates

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

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

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

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

  5. Updated approved training centre lists for 3 courses

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

  7. 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)

  8. July update to most Approved Training Provider lists.

  9. Updated approved training centre lists for many courses.

  10. 9 ATP pages updated (Petans Ltd email address)

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

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

  13. Updated to January 2022 versions of the lists.

  14. 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

  15. 10 MCA ATPs updated (EFA, PSSR, FPFF, PST, UFPFF, UPST, MFA, SA, DSD, SSO)

  16. Updated: AFF, UAFF, FPFF, UFPFF

  17. Updated EFA, MFA and PST

  18. Updated Approved Training Provider lists.

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

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

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

  22. Removed Red Ensign Limited as an ATP

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

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

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

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

  27. Training centres for Ships Operating in Polar Waters added

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

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

  30. Updated the attachements for some courses.

  31. Updated HELM ATPs

  32. AEC 2 atp page updated.

  33. Updated several pages

  34. Updated Training Center lists.

  35. Updated training lists

  36. Updated PST and EFA.

  37. Updated list for EFA and PST

  38. Updated and added new ATP Pages

  39. Updated ATP Pages

  40. Updated PST and AEC2 Lists

  41. Updated ATP pages

  42. Updated ATP Pages for several courses.

  43. Updated Basic Oil/Chem and IGF course lists

  44. Updated AEC (Part 1)

  45. ATP files have been updated

  46. ATP files have been updated

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

  48. ATP files updated

  49. ATP files have been updated.

  50. Updated HV Operational

  51. Updated HELM M, HELM O

  52. Updated Chemical Tankers Course

  53. And Updated Medical Care atp list updated.

  54. Medical Care list updated

  55. ATP files updated

  56. Updated ATP files

  57. ATP files updated.

  58. FPFF file updated

  59. ATP files updated

  60. Updated ATP files

  61. ATP File updated

  62. ATP files updated, IGF added to ATP

  63. atp file update

  64. ATP Files have been updated

  65. Medical care file has been updated

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

  67. ATP pages updated

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

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

  70. ATP files have been updated.

  71. ATP files updated

  72. updated ATP files

  73. ATP files have been updated

  74. ATP Pages updated

  75. ATP updated files

  76. ATP files updated.

  77. ATP Files updated

  78. Updated 'Personal Survival Techniques' List

  79. Updated Training Providers

  80. Updated Adv Gas Training, ECDIS, EDH,

  81. Approved Centre Lists updated

  82. ATP files updated.

  83. ATP file updated for advanced gas tanker training

  84. ATP files updated.

  85. ATP files updated

  86. ATP files updated

  87. Updated Aroved Training Provider lists.

  88. ATP files updated.

  89. ATP files updated

  90. Updated the training provider lists.

  91. Updated Training Centre lists

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

  93. Updated Training Centre lists.

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

  95. Fast Rescue Boats Training Provider List updated

  96. Updated the Up-PSCRB & FRB ATP pages

  97. Updated Training Providers

  98. MCA/MNTB Tanker Fire Fighting added.

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

  100. Advanced Gas Tanker Training Providers Updated.

  101. Approved Training Provider Lists Updated.

  102. Updated training provider lists

  103. Updating training providers

  104. Updated Training Provider Lists.

  105. Updated training provider lists

  106. First published.

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