Guidance

MCA approved training providers (ATP)

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

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 716 November 2022 + show all updates
  1. 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

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

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

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

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

  6. Updated approved training centre lists for 3 courses

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

  8. 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)

  9. July update to most Approved Training Provider lists.

  10. Updated approved training centre lists for many courses.

  11. 9 ATP pages updated (Petans Ltd email address)

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

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

  14. Updated to January 2022 versions of the lists.

  15. 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

  16. 10 MCA ATPs updated (EFA, PSSR, FPFF, PST, UFPFF, UPST, MFA, SA, DSD, SSO)

  17. Updated: AFF, UAFF, FPFF, UFPFF

  18. Updated EFA, MFA and PST

  19. Updated Approved Training Provider lists.

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

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

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

  23. Removed Red Ensign Limited as an ATP

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

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

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

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

  28. Training centres for Ships Operating in Polar Waters added

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

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

  31. Updated the attachements for some courses.

  32. Updated HELM ATPs

  33. AEC 2 atp page updated.

  34. Updated several pages

  35. Updated Training Center lists.

  36. Updated training lists

  37. Updated PST and EFA.

  38. Updated list for EFA and PST

  39. Updated and added new ATP Pages

  40. Updated ATP Pages

  41. Updated PST and AEC2 Lists

  42. Updated ATP pages

  43. Updated ATP Pages for several courses.

  44. Updated Basic Oil/Chem and IGF course lists

  45. Updated AEC (Part 1)

  46. ATP files have been updated

  47. ATP files have been updated

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

  49. ATP files updated

  50. ATP files have been updated.

  51. Updated HV Operational

  52. Updated HELM M, HELM O

  53. Updated Chemical Tankers Course

  54. And Updated Medical Care atp list updated.

  55. Medical Care list updated

  56. ATP files updated

  57. Updated ATP files

  58. ATP files updated.

  59. FPFF file updated

  60. ATP files updated

  61. Updated ATP files

  62. ATP File updated

  63. ATP files updated, IGF added to ATP

  64. atp file update

  65. ATP Files have been updated

  66. Medical care file has been updated

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

  68. ATP pages updated

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

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

  71. ATP files have been updated.

  72. ATP files updated

  73. updated ATP files

  74. ATP files have been updated

  75. ATP Pages updated

  76. ATP updated files

  77. ATP files updated.

  78. ATP Files updated

  79. Updated 'Personal Survival Techniques' List

  80. Updated Training Providers

  81. Updated Adv Gas Training, ECDIS, EDH,

  82. Approved Centre Lists updated

  83. ATP files updated.

  84. ATP file updated for advanced gas tanker training

  85. ATP files updated.

  86. ATP files updated

  87. ATP files updated

  88. Updated Aroved Training Provider lists.

  89. ATP files updated.

  90. ATP files updated

  91. Updated the training provider lists.

  92. Updated Training Centre lists

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

  94. Updated Training Centre lists.

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

  96. Fast Rescue Boats Training Provider List updated

  97. Updated the Up-PSCRB & FRB ATP pages

  98. Updated Training Providers

  99. MCA/MNTB Tanker Fire Fighting added.

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

  101. Advanced Gas Tanker Training Providers Updated.

  102. Approved Training Provider Lists Updated.

  103. Updated training provider lists

  104. Updating training providers

  105. Updated Training Provider Lists.

  106. Updated training provider lists

  107. First published.