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 510 October 2023 + show all updates
  1. 7 ATP lists updated - AFF, FRB, PSCRB, MFA, U-AFF, U-PSCRB, U-FRB.

  2. PSCRB and AFF updated

  3. FPFF, AFF, UFPFF and UAFF updated

  4. All 40 PDFs updated

  5. AFF and UAFF file has been updated

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

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

  10. PST and UMC files been updated

  11. Updated: AEC I AEC II

  12. CMHB has been updated

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

  14. 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

  15. Updated list for Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting

  16. 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

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

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

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

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

  21. Updated approved training centre lists for 3 courses

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

  23. 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)

  24. July update to most Approved Training Provider lists.

  25. Updated approved training centre lists for many courses.

  26. 9 ATP pages updated (Petans Ltd email address)

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

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

  29. Updated to January 2022 versions of the lists.

  30. 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

  31. 10 MCA ATPs updated (EFA, PSSR, FPFF, PST, UFPFF, UPST, MFA, SA, DSD, SSO)

  32. Updated: AFF, UAFF, FPFF, UFPFF

  33. Updated EFA, MFA and PST

  34. Updated Approved Training Provider lists.

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

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

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

  38. Removed Red Ensign Limited as an ATP

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

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

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

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

  43. Training centres for Ships Operating in Polar Waters added

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

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

  46. Updated the attachements for some courses.

  47. Updated HELM ATPs

  48. AEC 2 atp page updated.

  49. Updated several pages

  50. Updated Training Center lists.

  51. Updated training lists

  52. Updated PST and EFA.

  53. Updated list for EFA and PST

  54. Updated and added new ATP Pages

  55. Updated ATP Pages

  56. Updated PST and AEC2 Lists

  57. Updated ATP pages

  58. Updated ATP Pages for several courses.

  59. Updated Basic Oil/Chem and IGF course lists

  60. Updated AEC (Part 1)

  61. ATP files have been updated

  62. ATP files have been updated

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

  64. ATP files updated

  65. ATP files have been updated.

  66. Updated HV Operational

  67. Updated HELM M, HELM O

  68. Updated Chemical Tankers Course

  69. And Updated Medical Care atp list updated.

  70. Medical Care list updated

  71. ATP files updated

  72. Updated ATP files

  73. ATP files updated.

  74. FPFF file updated

  75. ATP files updated

  76. Updated ATP files

  77. ATP File updated

  78. ATP files updated, IGF added to ATP

  79. atp file update

  80. ATP Files have been updated

  81. Medical care file has been updated

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

  83. ATP pages updated

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

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

  86. ATP files have been updated.

  87. ATP files updated

  88. updated ATP files

  89. ATP files have been updated

  90. ATP Pages updated

  91. ATP updated files

  92. ATP files updated.

  93. ATP Files updated

  94. Updated 'Personal Survival Techniques' List

  95. Updated Training Providers

  96. Updated Adv Gas Training, ECDIS, EDH,

  97. Approved Centre Lists updated

  98. ATP files updated.

  99. ATP file updated for advanced gas tanker training

  100. ATP files updated.

  101. ATP files updated

  102. ATP files updated

  103. Updated Aroved Training Provider lists.

  104. ATP files updated.

  105. ATP files updated

  106. Updated the training provider lists.

  107. Updated Training Centre lists

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

  109. Updated Training Centre lists.

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

  111. Fast Rescue Boats Training Provider List updated

  112. Updated the Up-PSCRB & FRB ATP pages

  113. Updated Training Providers

  114. MCA/MNTB Tanker Fire Fighting added.

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

  116. Advanced Gas Tanker Training Providers Updated.

  117. Approved Training Provider Lists Updated.

  118. Updated training provider lists

  119. Updating training providers

  120. Updated Training Provider Lists.

  121. Updated training provider lists

  122. First published.