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:

Training centres providing updating STCW training (refresher):

Training centres providing STCW tanker training:

Training centres for other training:

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, please see sections 4 and 5 of MIN 643 which gives the MCA’s acceptance for those applying for their first UK CoC, as well as those revalidating or applying for subsequent UK CoCs.

Published 11 July 2014
Last updated 45 October 2023 + show all updates
  1. PSCRB and AFF updated

  2. FPFF, AFF, UFPFF and UAFF updated

  3. All 40 PDFs updated

  4. AFF and UAFF file has been updated

  5. Updated Training Centres list for ECDIS, Medical Care, Medical First Aid, Survival Craft and Rescue Boats, Updated Advanced Fire Fighting and Updated Survival Craft and Rescue Boats

  6. 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

  7. 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

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

  9. PST and UMC files been updated

  10. Updated: AEC I AEC II

  11. CMHB has been updated

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

  13. 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

  14. Updated list for Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting

  15. 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

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

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

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

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

  20. Updated approved training centre lists for 3 courses

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

  22. 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)

  23. July update to most Approved Training Provider lists.

  24. Updated approved training centre lists for many courses.

  25. 9 ATP pages updated (Petans Ltd email address)

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

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

  28. Updated to January 2022 versions of the lists.

  29. 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

  30. 10 MCA ATPs updated (EFA, PSSR, FPFF, PST, UFPFF, UPST, MFA, SA, DSD, SSO)

  31. Updated: AFF, UAFF, FPFF, UFPFF

  32. Updated EFA, MFA and PST

  33. Updated Approved Training Provider lists.

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

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

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

  37. Removed Red Ensign Limited as an ATP

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

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

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

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

  42. Training centres for Ships Operating in Polar Waters added

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

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

  45. Updated the attachements for some courses.

  46. Updated HELM ATPs

  47. AEC 2 atp page updated.

  48. Updated several pages

  49. Updated Training Center lists.

  50. Updated training lists

  51. Updated PST and EFA.

  52. Updated list for EFA and PST

  53. Updated and added new ATP Pages

  54. Updated ATP Pages

  55. Updated PST and AEC2 Lists

  56. Updated ATP pages

  57. Updated ATP Pages for several courses.

  58. Updated Basic Oil/Chem and IGF course lists

  59. Updated AEC (Part 1)

  60. ATP files have been updated

  61. ATP files have been updated

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

  63. ATP files updated

  64. ATP files have been updated.

  65. Updated HV Operational

  66. Updated HELM M, HELM O

  67. Updated Chemical Tankers Course

  68. And Updated Medical Care atp list updated.

  69. Medical Care list updated

  70. ATP files updated

  71. Updated ATP files

  72. ATP files updated.

  73. FPFF file updated

  74. ATP files updated

  75. Updated ATP files

  76. ATP File updated

  77. ATP files updated, IGF added to ATP

  78. atp file update

  79. ATP Files have been updated

  80. Medical care file has been updated

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

  82. ATP pages updated

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

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

  85. ATP files have been updated.

  86. ATP files updated

  87. updated ATP files

  88. ATP files have been updated

  89. ATP Pages updated

  90. ATP updated files

  91. ATP files updated.

  92. ATP Files updated

  93. Updated 'Personal Survival Techniques' List

  94. Updated Training Providers

  95. Updated Adv Gas Training, ECDIS, EDH,

  96. Approved Centre Lists updated

  97. ATP files updated.

  98. ATP file updated for advanced gas tanker training

  99. ATP files updated.

  100. ATP files updated

  101. ATP files updated

  102. Updated Aroved Training Provider lists.

  103. ATP files updated.

  104. ATP files updated

  105. Updated the training provider lists.

  106. Updated Training Centre lists

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

  108. Updated Training Centre lists.

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

  110. Fast Rescue Boats Training Provider List updated

  111. Updated the Up-PSCRB & FRB ATP pages

  112. Updated Training Providers

  113. MCA/MNTB Tanker Fire Fighting added.

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

  115. Advanced Gas Tanker Training Providers Updated.

  116. Approved Training Provider Lists Updated.

  117. Updated training provider lists

  118. Updating training providers

  119. Updated Training Provider Lists.

  120. Updated training provider lists

  121. First published.