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
56 February 2024 — 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 STCW HELM

Training centres for STCW ECDIS/NAEST

Non-MCA approved ECDIS cannot be accepted to enter NAEST Management course.

Training centres for STCW High Voltage

Training centres for non-STCW AEC 1 & 2

Training centres for STCW security training:

Training centres for other 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 56 February 2024 + show all updates

  1. List of 'Small Ships Navigation & Radar Training' providers has been updated.

  2. All 41 approved training provider lists updated

  3. All 41 approved training provider lists updated

  4. Non-STCW Navigation & Radar Training (Small Ships) list added

  5. All 40 approved training provider lists updated

  6. All 40 approved training provider lists updated

  7. All 40 approved training provider lists updated

  8. Updated all 40 lists.

  9. Updated 38 MCA approved courses.

  10. Updated all 40 lists

  11. EDH, HELM-M and SSO updated.

  12. HELM-M has been updated.

  13. 7 ATP lists updated - AFF, FRB, PSCRB, MFA, U-AFF, U-PSCRB, U-FRB.

  14. PSCRB and AFF updated

  15. FPFF, AFF, UFPFF and UAFF updated

  16. All 40 PDFs updated

  17. AFF and UAFF file has been updated

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

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

  22. PST and UMC files been updated

  23. Updated: AEC I AEC II

  24. CMHB has been updated

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

  26. 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

  27. Updated list for Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting

  28. 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

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

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

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

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

  33. Updated approved training centre lists for 3 courses

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

  35. 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)

  36. July update to most Approved Training Provider lists.

  37. Updated approved training centre lists for many courses.

  38. 9 ATP pages updated (Petans Ltd email address)

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

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

  41. Updated to January 2022 versions of the lists.

  42. 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

  43. 10 MCA ATPs updated (EFA, PSSR, FPFF, PST, UFPFF, UPST, MFA, SA, DSD, SSO)

  44. Updated: AFF, UAFF, FPFF, UFPFF

  45. Updated EFA, MFA and PST

  46. Updated Approved Training Provider lists.

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

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

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

  50. Removed Red Ensign Limited as an ATP

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

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

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

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

  55. Training centres for Ships Operating in Polar Waters added

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

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

  58. Updated the attachements for some courses.

  59. Updated HELM ATPs

  60. AEC 2 atp page updated.

  61. Updated several pages

  62. Updated Training Center lists.

  63. Updated training lists

  64. Updated PST and EFA.

  65. Updated list for EFA and PST

  66. Updated and added new ATP Pages

  67. Updated ATP Pages

  68. Updated PST and AEC2 Lists

  69. Updated ATP pages

  70. Updated ATP Pages for several courses.

  71. Updated Basic Oil/Chem and IGF course lists

  72. Updated AEC (Part 1)

  73. ATP files have been updated

  74. ATP files have been updated

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

  76. ATP files updated

  77. ATP files have been updated.

  78. Updated HV Operational

  79. Updated HELM M, HELM O

  80. Updated Chemical Tankers Course

  81. And Updated Medical Care atp list updated.

  82. Medical Care list updated

  83. ATP files updated

  84. Updated ATP files

  85. ATP files updated.

  86. FPFF file updated

  87. ATP files updated

  88. Updated ATP files

  89. ATP File updated

  90. ATP files updated, IGF added to ATP

  91. atp file update

  92. ATP Files have been updated

  93. Medical care file has been updated

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

  95. ATP pages updated

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

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

  98. ATP files have been updated.

  99. ATP files updated

  100. updated ATP files

  101. ATP files have been updated

  102. ATP Pages updated

  103. ATP updated files

  104. ATP files updated.

  105. ATP Files updated

  106. Updated 'Personal Survival Techniques' List

  107. Updated Training Providers

  108. Updated Adv Gas Training, ECDIS, EDH,

  109. Approved Centre Lists updated

  110. ATP files updated.

  111. ATP file updated for advanced gas tanker training

  112. ATP files updated.

  113. ATP files updated

  114. ATP files updated

  115. Updated Aroved Training Provider lists.

  116. ATP files updated.

  117. ATP files updated

  118. Updated the training provider lists.

  119. Updated Training Centre lists

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

  121. Updated Training Centre lists.

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

  123. Fast Rescue Boats Training Provider List updated

  124. Updated the Up-PSCRB & FRB ATP pages

  125. Updated Training Providers

  126. MCA/MNTB Tanker Fire Fighting added.

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

  128. Advanced Gas Tanker Training Providers Updated.

  129. Approved Training Provider Lists Updated.

  130. Updated training provider lists

  131. Updating training providers

  132. Updated Training Provider Lists.

  133. Updated training provider lists

  134. First published.

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