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
615 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 615 February 2024 + show all updates

  1. 39 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

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

  3. All 41 approved training provider lists updated

  4. All 41 approved training provider lists updated

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

  6. All 40 approved training provider lists updated

  7. All 40 approved training provider lists updated

  8. All 40 approved training provider lists updated

  9. Updated all 40 lists.

  10. Updated 38 MCA approved courses.

  11. Updated all 40 lists

  12. EDH, HELM-M and SSO updated.

  13. HELM-M has been updated.

  14. 7 ATP lists updated - AFF, FRB, PSCRB, MFA, U-AFF, U-PSCRB, U-FRB.

  15. PSCRB and AFF updated

  16. FPFF, AFF, UFPFF and UAFF updated

  17. All 40 PDFs updated

  18. AFF and UAFF file has been updated

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

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

  23. PST and UMC files been updated

  24. Updated: AEC I AEC II

  25. CMHB has been updated

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

  27. 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

  28. Updated list for Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting

  29. 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

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

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

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

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

  34. Updated approved training centre lists for 3 courses

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

  36. 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)

  37. July update to most Approved Training Provider lists.

  38. Updated approved training centre lists for many courses.

  39. 9 ATP pages updated (Petans Ltd email address)

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

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

  42. Updated to January 2022 versions of the lists.

  43. 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

  44. 10 MCA ATPs updated (EFA, PSSR, FPFF, PST, UFPFF, UPST, MFA, SA, DSD, SSO)

  45. Updated: AFF, UAFF, FPFF, UFPFF

  46. Updated EFA, MFA and PST

  47. Updated Approved Training Provider lists.

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

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

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

  51. Removed Red Ensign Limited as an ATP

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

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

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

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

  56. Training centres for Ships Operating in Polar Waters added

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

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

  59. Updated the attachements for some courses.

  60. Updated HELM ATPs

  61. AEC 2 atp page updated.

  62. Updated several pages

  63. Updated Training Center lists.

  64. Updated training lists

  65. Updated PST and EFA.

  66. Updated list for EFA and PST

  67. Updated and added new ATP Pages

  68. Updated ATP Pages

  69. Updated PST and AEC2 Lists

  70. Updated ATP pages

  71. Updated ATP Pages for several courses.

  72. Updated Basic Oil/Chem and IGF course lists

  73. Updated AEC (Part 1)

  74. ATP files have been updated

  75. ATP files have been updated

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

  77. ATP files updated

  78. ATP files have been updated.

  79. Updated HV Operational

  80. Updated HELM M, HELM O

  81. Updated Chemical Tankers Course

  82. And Updated Medical Care atp list updated.

  83. Medical Care list updated

  84. ATP files updated

  85. Updated ATP files

  86. ATP files updated.

  87. FPFF file updated

  88. ATP files updated

  89. Updated ATP files

  90. ATP File updated

  91. ATP files updated, IGF added to ATP

  92. atp file update

  93. ATP Files have been updated

  94. Medical care file has been updated

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

  96. ATP pages updated

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

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

  99. ATP files have been updated.

  100. ATP files updated

  101. updated ATP files

  102. ATP files have been updated

  103. ATP Pages updated

  104. ATP updated files

  105. ATP files updated.

  106. ATP Files updated

  107. Updated 'Personal Survival Techniques' List

  108. Updated Training Providers

  109. Updated Adv Gas Training, ECDIS, EDH,

  110. Approved Centre Lists updated

  111. ATP files updated.

  112. ATP file updated for advanced gas tanker training

  113. ATP files updated.

  114. ATP files updated

  115. ATP files updated

  116. Updated Aroved Training Provider lists.

  117. ATP files updated.

  118. ATP files updated

  119. Updated the training provider lists.

  120. Updated Training Centre lists

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

  122. Updated Training Centre lists.

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

  124. Fast Rescue Boats Training Provider List updated

  125. Updated the Up-PSCRB & FRB ATP pages

  126. Updated Training Providers

  127. MCA/MNTB Tanker Fire Fighting added.

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

  129. Advanced Gas Tanker Training Providers Updated.

  130. Approved Training Provider Lists Updated.

  131. Updated training provider lists

  132. Updating training providers

  133. Updated Training Provider Lists.

  134. Updated training provider lists

  135. First published.

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