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
821 December 2023 — See all updates

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 821 December 2023 + show all updates

  1. All 40 approved training provider lists updated

  2. All 40 approved training provider lists updated

  3. Updated all 40 lists.

  4. Updated 38 MCA approved courses.

  5. Updated all 40 lists

  6. EDH, HELM-M and SSO updated.

  7. HELM-M has been updated.

  8. 7 ATP lists updated - AFF, FRB, PSCRB, MFA, U-AFF, U-PSCRB, U-FRB.

  9. PSCRB and AFF updated

  10. FPFF, AFF, UFPFF and UAFF updated

  11. All 40 PDFs updated

  12. AFF and UAFF file has been updated

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

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

  17. PST and UMC files been updated

  18. Updated: AEC I AEC II

  19. CMHB has been updated

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

  21. 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

  22. Updated list for Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting

  23. 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

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

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

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

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

  28. Updated approved training centre lists for 3 courses

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

  30. 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)

  31. July update to most Approved Training Provider lists.

  32. Updated approved training centre lists for many courses.

  33. 9 ATP pages updated (Petans Ltd email address)

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

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

  36. Updated to January 2022 versions of the lists.

  37. 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

  38. 10 MCA ATPs updated (EFA, PSSR, FPFF, PST, UFPFF, UPST, MFA, SA, DSD, SSO)

  39. Updated: AFF, UAFF, FPFF, UFPFF

  40. Updated EFA, MFA and PST

  41. Updated Approved Training Provider lists.

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

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

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

  45. Removed Red Ensign Limited as an ATP

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

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

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

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

  50. Training centres for Ships Operating in Polar Waters added

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

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

  53. Updated the attachements for some courses.

  54. Updated HELM ATPs

  55. AEC 2 atp page updated.

  56. Updated several pages

  57. Updated Training Center lists.

  58. Updated training lists

  59. Updated PST and EFA.

  60. Updated list for EFA and PST

  61. Updated and added new ATP Pages

  62. Updated ATP Pages

  63. Updated PST and AEC2 Lists

  64. Updated ATP pages

  65. Updated ATP Pages for several courses.

  66. Updated Basic Oil/Chem and IGF course lists

  67. Updated AEC (Part 1)

  68. ATP files have been updated

  69. ATP files have been updated

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

  71. ATP files updated

  72. ATP files have been updated.

  73. Updated HV Operational

  74. Updated HELM M, HELM O

  75. Updated Chemical Tankers Course

  76. And Updated Medical Care atp list updated.

  77. Medical Care list updated

  78. ATP files updated

  79. Updated ATP files

  80. ATP files updated.

  81. FPFF file updated

  82. ATP files updated

  83. Updated ATP files

  84. ATP File updated

  85. ATP files updated, IGF added to ATP

  86. atp file update

  87. ATP Files have been updated

  88. Medical care file has been updated

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

  90. ATP pages updated

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

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

  93. ATP files have been updated.

  94. ATP files updated

  95. updated ATP files

  96. ATP files have been updated

  97. ATP Pages updated

  98. ATP updated files

  99. ATP files updated.

  100. ATP Files updated

  101. Updated 'Personal Survival Techniques' List

  102. Updated Training Providers

  103. Updated Adv Gas Training, ECDIS, EDH,

  104. Approved Centre Lists updated

  105. ATP files updated.

  106. ATP file updated for advanced gas tanker training

  107. ATP files updated.

  108. ATP files updated

  109. ATP files updated

  110. Updated Aroved Training Provider lists.

  111. ATP files updated.

  112. ATP files updated

  113. Updated the training provider lists.

  114. Updated Training Centre lists

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

  116. Updated Training Centre lists.

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

  118. Fast Rescue Boats Training Provider List updated

  119. Updated the Up-PSCRB & FRB ATP pages

  120. Updated Training Providers

  121. MCA/MNTB Tanker Fire Fighting added.

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

  123. Advanced Gas Tanker Training Providers Updated.

  124. Approved Training Provider Lists Updated.

  125. Updated training provider lists

  126. Updating training providers

  127. Updated Training Provider Lists.

  128. Updated training provider lists

  129. First published.

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