MCA approved training providers (ATP)
How to find MCA approved training providers for STCW short course and ancillary training.
Approved nautical colleges
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.
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 ships using fuels covered within the IGF Code:
Training centres for STCW HELM:
Training centres for STCW ECDIS/NAEST:
Training centres for STCW High Voltage:
Training centres for security training:
Training centres providing Deck Yacht modules:
Training centres providing Small Vessel Engineering modules:
Training centres for non-STCW AEC:
Training centres for ships operating in polar waters:
Training centres providing Workboat courses:
Mandatory training courses under the Workboat Code Edition 3 can be found on page number 218 of the Code.
Training centres for other training:
Boat Master Licence
Updates to this page
Last updated
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13 March 2025 All 60 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
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27 February 2025 ATP pages updated 27/02/2025
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13 February 2025 ATP pages updated 13-02-2025
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30 January 2025 ATP Pages updated 30-01-2025
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16 January 2025 ATP pages updated 16-01-2025
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19 December 2024 All 60 MCA approved training provider lists updated. Also re-added corrected listing for One Day Stability course.
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12 December 2024 Removed 1 Day Stability list.
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5 December 2024 ATP pages updated 05-12-2024
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2 December 2024 One day stability course added.
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21 November 2024 All 58 MCA approved training provider lists updated. Also added list for Hydrogen course.
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7 November 2024 All 58 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
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4 November 2024 Company Security Officer list added
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24 October 2024 ATP update 24-10-2024
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10 October 2024 All 57 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
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26 September 2024 All 57 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
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12 September 2024 ATP update 12/09/2024
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29 August 2024 All 57 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
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15 August 2024 Approved Training Provider list updated 15-08-2024
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2 August 2024 ATP pages updated 02/08/2024
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18 July 2024 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
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17 July 2024 Added lists of Deck Yacht modules and Small Vessel Engineering modules.
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4 July 2024 ATP pages updated 04-07-2024
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21 June 2024 Updated Small Ships Navigation & Radar Training (SSNR) list.
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20 June 2024 All 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
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17 June 2024 Updated Small Ships Navigation & Radar Training (SSNR) list.
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6 June 2024 All 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
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23 May 2024 All 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
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22 May 2024 Added links to approved nautical colleges and Boat Master Licence training providers.
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9 May 2024 All 43 ATP lists updated.
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30 April 2024 'Passenger Safety, Cargo Safety and Hull Integrity' list added.
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25 April 2024 All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
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11 April 2024 All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
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28 March 2024 All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
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19 March 2024 Efficient Deck Hand list updated.
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19 March 2024 Updated ECDIS list.
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18 March 2024 Updated 5 lists (Advanced Oil; Advanced Chemical; Basic Oil+Chemical; Basic Gas; Tanker Fire Fighting).
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14 March 2024 All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
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29 February 2024 All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
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26 February 2024 Added updated/refresher PSCRB-Restricted list to page.
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19 February 2024 Updated EFA and AEC1 lists (two outstanding ones from last week).
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15 February 2024 39 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
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6 February 2024 List of 'Small Ships Navigation & Radar Training' providers has been updated.
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5 February 2024 All 41 approved training provider lists updated
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19 January 2024 All 41 approved training provider lists updated
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9 January 2024 Non-STCW Navigation & Radar Training (Small Ships) list added
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5 January 2024 All 40 approved training provider lists updated
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21 December 2023 All 40 approved training provider lists updated
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8 December 2023 All 40 approved training provider lists updated
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24 November 2023 Updated all 40 lists.
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10 November 2023 Updated 38 MCA approved courses.
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31 October 2023 Updated all 40 lists
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16 October 2023 EDH, HELM-M and SSO updated.
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16 October 2023 HELM-M has been updated.
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10 October 2023 7 ATP lists updated - AFF, FRB, PSCRB, MFA, U-AFF, U-PSCRB, U-FRB.
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5 October 2023 PSCRB and AFF updated
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4 October 2023 FPFF, AFF, UFPFF and UAFF updated
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14 September 2023 All 40 PDFs updated
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11 August 2023 AFF and UAFF file has been updated
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9 August 2023 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
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8 August 2023 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
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3 August 2023 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
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28 July 2023 Updated list of MCA approved training providers for all courses
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17 July 2023 PST and UMC files been updated
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22 June 2023 Updated: AEC I AEC II
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1 June 2023 CMHB has been updated
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27 February 2023 MCA Approved Training Providers for DSD and SSO have been updated.
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25 November 2022 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
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21 November 2022 Updated list for Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting
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16 November 2022 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
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7 November 2022 Updated list of MCA approved training providers for: AFF, UAFF & UPST
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1 November 2022 Updated list of MCA approved training providers for: EFA, FPFF, PSSR & PST
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21 September 2022 Updated list of MCA approved training providers for: AFF and updated AFF
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8 September 2022 EFA and PST approved training providers have been updated. PSCRB-Restricted approved training provider has been added.
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23 August 2022 Updated approved training centre lists for 3 courses
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15 July 2022 Multiple files updated, Advanced Training for Ships in Polar Waters added.
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15 July 2022 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)
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8 July 2022 July update to most Approved Training Provider lists.
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9 June 2022 Updated approved training centre lists for many courses.
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11 April 2022 9 ATP pages updated (Petans Ltd email address)
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1 March 2022 Updated following ATPs: Basic Oil+Chemical; Basic Gas; Updated Medical Care; SA, DSD; SSO. Added CSO
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18 February 2022 Updated: Training on Ships Using Fuel Subject to the IGF Code
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11 January 2022 Updated to January 2022 versions of the lists.
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6 January 2022 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
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24 August 2021 10 MCA ATPs updated (EFA, PSSR, FPFF, PST, UFPFF, UPST, MFA, SA, DSD, SSO)
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27 July 2021 Updated: AFF, UAFF, FPFF, UFPFF
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14 July 2021 Updated EFA, MFA and PST
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22 April 2021 Updated Approved Training Provider lists.
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9 March 2021 Updated ATP: AFF, EFA, FPFF, PSSR, PST, UFPFF, UPST.
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15 February 2021 Updated 3 x Advanced Tankers, ECDIS, DSD, SSO, Security Awareness and Crisis Management
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14 December 2020 Updated - Designated Security Duties, Security Awareness, Ships Security Officer
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1 November 2020 Removed Red Ensign Limited as an ATP
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7 September 2020 Updated 4 ATPs: Designated Security Duties; Security Awareness; Ships Security Officer; Updated/Refresher Advanced Fire Fighting
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5 August 2020 Added BML Fire Safety and BML Personal Survival & Water Safety
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31 July 2020 Updated PSSR, Security Awareness and Crisis Management & Human Behaviour
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23 July 2020 Updated High Voltage (Operational) and (Management)
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22 July 2020 Training centres for Ships Operating in Polar Waters added
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21 July 2020 Updated AEC 1, EDH, HELM(O), HELM(M), SSO
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5 June 2020 Updated MCA Approved Training Providers for HELM(M) and HELM(O) added
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15 August 2019 Updated the attachements for some courses.
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5 August 2019 Updated HELM ATPs
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25 July 2019 AEC 2 atp page updated.
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19 July 2019 Updated several pages
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5 July 2019 Updated Training Center lists.
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19 June 2019 Updated training lists
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3 June 2019 Updated PST and EFA.
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31 May 2019 Updated list for EFA and PST
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30 May 2019 Updated and added new ATP Pages
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17 May 2019 Updated ATP Pages
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29 April 2019 Updated PST and AEC2 Lists
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11 April 2019 Updated ATP pages
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11 April 2019 Updated ATP Pages for several courses.
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4 March 2019 Updated Basic Oil/Chem and IGF course lists
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18 February 2019 Updated AEC (Part 1)
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28 January 2019 ATP files have been updated
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15 January 2019 ATP files have been updated
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30 November 2018 New ATP Pages uploaded for DSD, EDH, HELMO, IGF, SSO, AFF, EFA, FPFF, PST and PSCRB.
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14 November 2018 ATP files updated
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8 November 2018 ATP files have been updated.
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30 October 2018 Updated HV Operational
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11 October 2018 Updated HELM M, HELM O
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14 September 2018 Updated Chemical Tankers Course
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10 September 2018 And Updated Medical Care atp list updated.
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10 September 2018 Medical Care list updated
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7 September 2018 ATP files updated
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31 July 2018 Updated ATP files
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18 July 2018 ATP files updated.
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29 June 2018 FPFF file updated
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27 June 2018 ATP files updated
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11 June 2018 Updated ATP files
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23 May 2018 ATP File updated
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17 May 2018 ATP files updated, IGF added to ATP
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11 May 2018 atp file update
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18 April 2018 ATP Files have been updated
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1 March 2018 Medical care file has been updated
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23 February 2018 Re-added the information regarding acceptance of certain certificates from 01/01/2017-01/02/2018
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16 February 2018 ATP pages updated
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15 February 2018 Updated PSA, DSD and SSO. Also added a section regarding acceptance of Advanced Courses from India and Pakistan.
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12 February 2018 Removed the updated regarding India and Pakistan Approved Certificated for applicaitons prior to 01/02/2018 as this date has now been reached.
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29 January 2018 ATP files have been updated.
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19 January 2018 ATP files updated
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12 January 2018 updated ATP files
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8 January 2018 ATP files have been updated
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13 November 2017 ATP Pages updated
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19 October 2017 ATP updated files
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5 September 2017 ATP files updated.
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25 August 2017 ATP Files updated
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17 August 2017 Updated 'Personal Survival Techniques' List
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10 August 2017 Updated Training Providers
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9 August 2017 Updated Adv Gas Training, ECDIS, EDH,
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4 August 2017 Approved Centre Lists updated
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28 July 2017 ATP files updated.
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26 July 2017 ATP file updated for advanced gas tanker training
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9 June 2017 ATP files updated.
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24 May 2017 ATP files updated
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24 May 2017 ATP files updated
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16 May 2017 Updated Aroved Training Provider lists.
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27 April 2017 ATP files updated.
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26 April 2017 ATP files updated
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18 April 2017 Updated the training provider lists.
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3 March 2017 Updated Training Centre lists
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21 February 2017 Added a statement on the acceptance of MCA courses by Port State Control Officers outside of the UK
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20 February 2017 Updated Training Centre lists.
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24 January 2017 Updated ATP list and added update on acceptance of Indian and Pakistani Certificates of Proficiency.
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20 January 2017 Fast Rescue Boats Training Provider List updated
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18 January 2017 Updated the Up-PSCRB & FRB ATP pages
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1 December 2016 Updated Training Providers
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6 October 2016 MCA/MNTB Tanker Fire Fighting added.
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2 August 2016 Updated the other maritime administrations section to link to MIN 520
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21 July 2016 Advanced Gas Tanker Training Providers Updated.
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20 June 2016 Approved Training Provider Lists Updated.
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27 January 2016 Updated training provider lists
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6 January 2016 Updating training providers
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5 January 2016 Updated Training Provider Lists.
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11 December 2015 Updated training provider lists
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11 July 2014 First published.