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
38 August 2023 — 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 Amendment 1 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 Amendment 1 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 38 August 2023 + show all updates

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. Updated list of MCA approved training providers for all courses

  4. PST and UMC files been updated

  5. Updated: AEC I AEC II

  6. CMHB has been updated

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

  8. 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

  9. Updated list for Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting

  10. 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

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

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

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

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

  15. Updated approved training centre lists for 3 courses

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

  17. 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)

  18. July update to most Approved Training Provider lists.

  19. Updated approved training centre lists for many courses.

  20. 9 ATP pages updated (Petans Ltd email address)

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

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

  23. Updated to January 2022 versions of the lists.

  24. 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

  25. 10 MCA ATPs updated (EFA, PSSR, FPFF, PST, UFPFF, UPST, MFA, SA, DSD, SSO)

  26. Updated: AFF, UAFF, FPFF, UFPFF

  27. Updated EFA, MFA and PST

  28. Updated Approved Training Provider lists.

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

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

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

  32. Removed Red Ensign Limited as an ATP

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

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

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

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

  37. Training centres for Ships Operating in Polar Waters added

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

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

  40. Updated the attachements for some courses.

  41. Updated HELM ATPs

  42. AEC 2 atp page updated.

  43. Updated several pages

  44. Updated Training Center lists.

  45. Updated training lists

  46. Updated PST and EFA.

  47. Updated list for EFA and PST

  48. Updated and added new ATP Pages

  49. Updated ATP Pages

  50. Updated PST and AEC2 Lists

  51. Updated ATP pages

  52. Updated ATP Pages for several courses.

  53. Updated Basic Oil/Chem and IGF course lists

  54. Updated AEC (Part 1)

  55. ATP files have been updated

  56. ATP files have been updated

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

  58. ATP files updated

  59. ATP files have been updated.

  60. Updated HV Operational

  61. Updated HELM M, HELM O

  62. Updated Chemical Tankers Course

  63. And Updated Medical Care atp list updated.

  64. Medical Care list updated

  65. ATP files updated

  66. Updated ATP files

  67. ATP files updated.

  68. FPFF file updated

  69. ATP files updated

  70. Updated ATP files

  71. ATP File updated

  72. ATP files updated, IGF added to ATP

  73. atp file update

  74. ATP Files have been updated

  75. Medical care file has been updated

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

  77. ATP pages updated

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

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

  80. ATP files have been updated.

  81. ATP files updated

  82. updated ATP files

  83. ATP files have been updated

  84. ATP Pages updated

  85. ATP updated files

  86. ATP files updated.

  87. ATP Files updated

  88. Updated 'Personal Survival Techniques' List

  89. Updated Training Providers

  90. Updated Adv Gas Training, ECDIS, EDH,

  91. Approved Centre Lists updated

  92. ATP files updated.

  93. ATP file updated for advanced gas tanker training

  94. ATP files updated.

  95. ATP files updated

  96. ATP files updated

  97. Updated Aroved Training Provider lists.

  98. ATP files updated.

  99. ATP files updated

  100. Updated the training provider lists.

  101. Updated Training Centre lists

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

  103. Updated Training Centre lists.

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

  105. Fast Rescue Boats Training Provider List updated

  106. Updated the Up-PSCRB & FRB ATP pages

  107. Updated Training Providers

  108. MCA/MNTB Tanker Fire Fighting added.

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

  110. Advanced Gas Tanker Training Providers Updated.

  111. Approved Training Provider Lists Updated.

  112. Updated training provider lists

  113. Updating training providers

  114. Updated Training Provider Lists.

  115. Updated training provider lists

  116. First published.

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