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: 1931 ~~June~~July 2025 — See all updates

Approved nautical colleges

List of MCA approved nautical colleges, yacht deck and small vessel engineer training providers

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:

Personal Survival Techniques (PDF, ~~54.6~~56 KB, 67 pages)
Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting (PDF, 4949.4 KB, 5 pages)
Elementary First Aid (PDF, ~~59.9~~60 KB, 8 pages)
Personal Safety and Social Responsibility (PDF, 54.1 KB, 6 pages)

Training centres providing STCW advanced training:

Advanced Fire Fighting (PDF, 46.1 KB, 4 pages)
Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PDF, ~~41.4~~42 KB, 3 pages)
Yacht-Restricted Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PDF, ~~33.1~~32.9 KB, 1 page)
Proficiency in Medical First Aid (PDF, ~~48.3~~48.7 KB, 5 pages)
Proficiency in Medical Care (PDF, ~~43.1~~44.4 KB, 34 pages)
Fast Rescue Boat (PDF, ~~38.7~~38.8 KB, 3 pages)

Training centres providing updating STCW training (refresher):

Updating Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting (PDF, ~~49.1~~48.9 KB, 5 pages)
Updating Advanced Fire Fighting (PDF, 45.5 KB, 4 pages)
Updating Personal Survival Techniques (PDF, ~~49.1~~49 KB, 5 pages)
Updating Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PDF, ~~41.2~~41.7 KB, 3 pages)
Updating Yacht-Restricted Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PDF, ~~33.3~~32.9 KB, 1 page)

If you need Updating Yacht-Restricted PSCRB, centres who are approved for Updating PSCRB can also issue this certificate.

Updated Proficiency in Medical Care (PDF, 40.8 KB, 3 pages)
Updating Fast Rescue Boats (PDF, ~~39.2~~39.5 KB, 3 pages)

Training centres providing STCW tanker training:

Basic Oil and Chemical Tanker Training Course (PDF, 37 KB, 2 pages)
Basic Gas Tanker Training Course (PDF, ~~37.9~~37.8 KB, 2 pages)
MCA/MNTB Tanker Fire Fighting (PDF, ~~37.3~~37.7 KB, 2 pages)
Advanced Oil Tanker Training Course (PDF, 35.9 KB, 2 pages)
Advanced Chemical Tanker Training Course (PDF, 35.5 KB, 2 pages)
Advanced Gas Tanker Training Course (PDF, 35.9 KB, 2 pages)

Training centres for ships using fuels covered within the IGF Code:

Basic Training for Ships Subject to the IGF Code (PDF, 3939.1 KB, 3 pages)
Advanced Training for Ships Subject to the IGF Code (PDF, 37 KB, 2 pages)
Fuel Specific Training for Service On Ships Covered by the IGF Code Using Gaseous or Liquid Hydrogen as a Fuel (PDF, 33.7 KB, 2 pages)

Training centres for STCW HELM:

HELM Operational (O) (PDF, 4646.2 KB, 4 pages)
HELM Management (M) (PDF, 43.1 KB, 4 pages)

Training centres for STCW ECDIS/NAEST:

ECDIS (PDF, ~~142~~133 KB, 4 pages)
NAEST Operational (O) (PDF, 38.2 KB, 3 pages)
NAEST Management (M) (PDF, 36 KB, 2 pages)

Training centres for GMDSS:

GMDSS - General Operators Certificate (GOC) (PDF, ~~43.9~~44 KB, 4 pages)
GMDSS - Restricted Operators Certificate (ROC) (PDF, ~~41.3~~41.2 KB, 3 pages)
GMDSS - Long Range Certificate (LRC) (PDF, 39.6 KB, 3 pages)

Training centres for STCW High Voltage:

High Voltage Operational (O) (PDF, 38.5 KB, 2 pages)
High Voltage Management (M) (PDF, ~~38.4~~38.5 KB, 2 pages)

Training centres for security training:

Security Awareness (PDF, 48.5 KB, 5 pages)
Designated Security Duties (PDF, ~~48.5~~48.6 KB, 5 pages)
Ship Security Officer (PDF, 37.8 KB, 2 pages)
Company Security Officer (PDF, 32.9 KB, 2 pages)

Training centres providing Deck Yacht modules:

Yacht Officer of Watch (OOW) General Ship Knowledge (PDF, ~~36.4~~36.8 KB, 2 pages)
Yacht Officer of Watch (OOW) Navigation and Radar (PDF, 35.8 KB, 2 pages)
Yacht (Master) Business and Law (PDF, 36.7 KB, 2 pages)
Yacht (Master) Navigation and Radar (PDF, ~~35.7~~35.8 KB, 2 pages)
Yacht (Master) Seamanship and Meteorology (PDF, 36.7 KB, 2 pages)
Yacht (Master) Ships Stability (PDF, 36.7 KB, 2 pages)

Training centres providing Small Vessel Engineering modules:

SV Initial Workshop Skills Training (PDF, 34.8 KB, 2 pages)
SV Auxiliary Equipment Part - 1 (PDF, ~~34.8~~34.9 KB, 2 pages)
SV Marine Diesel Engineering (PDF, 34.7 KB, 2 pages)
SV Operational Procedures, Basic Hotel Services & Ship Construction (PDF, 35 KB, 2 pages)
SV Chief Engineer Statutory & Operational Requirements (PDF, ~~34.7~~34.8 KB, 2 pages)
SV Applied Marine Engineering (PDF, 34.3 KB, 2 pages)
SV Auxiliary Equipment Part - 2 (PDF, 34.4 KB, 2 pages)
General Engineering Science I & II (PDF, ~~34.5~~34.6 KB, 2 pages)

Training centres for non-STCW AEC:

Approved Engine Course part 1 (AEC1) (PDF, ~~44.9~~45.7 KB, 4 pages)
Approved Engine Course part 2 (AEC2) (PDF, 41 KB, 3 pages)

Training centres for ships operating in polar waters:

Basic Training for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (PDF, 33 KB, 2 pages)
Advanced Training for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (PDF, 33 KB, 2 pages)

Training centres providing Workboat courses:

Mandatory training courses under the Workboat Code Edition 3 can be found on page number 218 of the Code.

Non-STCW Small Ships Navigation & Radar Training (under WBC3 syllabus) (PDF, ~~39.1~~39.2 KB, 3 pages)
Non-STCW One Day Stability Course (under WBC3 syllabus) (PDF, 38.4 KB, 3 pages)

Training centres for other training:

Efficient Deck Hand (PDF, ~~43.3~~43.4 KB, 3 pages)
Yacht Rating Certificate (PDF, 33.2 KB, 1 page)
Large Yacht Helideck Safety Training (PDF, 32.1 KB, 2 pages)
Crisis Management & Human Behaviour (PDF, ~~39.7~~39.6 KB, 3 pages)
Passenger Safety, Cargo Safety & Hull Integrity (PDF, 33.8 KB, 2 pages)

Boat Master Licence

List of approved training providers for Boat Master Licence (BML) training

Published 11 July 2014

Last updated 1931 ~~June~~July 2025 + show all updates

31 July 2025
ATP pages updated x65 31.07.2025

17 July 2025
All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

3 July 2025
ATP pages updated x65 (03-07-2025).

19 June 2025
All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
5 June 2025
All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
22 May 2025
All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
8 May 2025
Added MCA approved centres for GMDSS (GOC, ROC, LRC) and updated all other lists.
24 April 2025
All 62 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
10 April 2025
All 62 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2 April 2025
NEW: List of providers offering 'Large Yacht Helideck Safety Training' added.
28 March 2025
New: List of MCA-approved centres issuing Yacht Rating Certificate of Proficiency (in line with section 12 of MSN 1862 Amendment 1) added.
27 March 2025
All 60 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
13 March 2025
All 60 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
27 February 2025
ATP pages updated 27/02/2025
13 February 2025
ATP pages updated 13-02-2025
30 January 2025
ATP Pages updated 30-01-2025
16 January 2025
ATP pages updated 16-01-2025
19 December 2024
All 60 MCA approved training provider lists updated. Also re-added corrected listing for One Day Stability course.
12 December 2024
Removed 1 Day Stability list.
5 December 2024
ATP pages updated 05-12-2024
2 December 2024
One day stability course added.
21 November 2024
All 58 MCA approved training provider lists updated. Also added list for Hydrogen course.
7 November 2024
All 58 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
4 November 2024
Company Security Officer list added
24 October 2024
ATP update 24-10-2024
10 October 2024
All 57 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
26 September 2024
All 57 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
12 September 2024
ATP update 12/09/2024
29 August 2024
All 57 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
15 August 2024
Approved Training Provider list updated 15-08-2024
2 August 2024
ATP pages updated 02/08/2024
18 July 2024
43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
17 July 2024
Added lists of Deck Yacht modules and Small Vessel Engineering modules.
4 July 2024
ATP pages updated 04-07-2024
21 June 2024
Updated Small Ships Navigation & Radar Training (SSNR) list.
20 June 2024
All 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
17 June 2024
Updated Small Ships Navigation & Radar Training (SSNR) list.
6 June 2024
All 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
23 May 2024
All 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
22 May 2024
Added links to approved nautical colleges and Boat Master Licence training providers.
9 May 2024
All 43 ATP lists updated.
30 April 2024
'Passenger Safety, Cargo Safety and Hull Integrity' list added.
25 April 2024
All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
11 April 2024
All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
28 March 2024
All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
19 March 2024
Efficient Deck Hand list updated.
19 March 2024
Updated ECDIS list.
18 March 2024
Updated 5 lists (Advanced Oil; Advanced Chemical; Basic Oil+Chemical; Basic Gas; Tanker Fire Fighting).
14 March 2024
All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
29 February 2024
All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
26 February 2024
Added updated/refresher PSCRB-Restricted list to page.
19 February 2024
Updated EFA and AEC1 lists (two outstanding ones from last week).
15 February 2024
39 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
6 February 2024
List of 'Small Ships Navigation & Radar Training' providers has been updated.
5 February 2024
All 41 approved training provider lists updated
19 January 2024
All 41 approved training provider lists updated
9 January 2024
Non-STCW Navigation & Radar Training (Small Ships) list added
5 January 2024
All 40 approved training provider lists updated
21 December 2023
All 40 approved training provider lists updated
8 December 2023
All 40 approved training provider lists updated
24 November 2023
Updated all 40 lists.
10 November 2023
Updated 38 MCA approved courses.
31 October 2023
Updated all 40 lists
16 October 2023
EDH, HELM-M and SSO updated.
16 October 2023
HELM-M has been updated.
10 October 2023
7 ATP lists updated - AFF, FRB, PSCRB, MFA, U-AFF, U-PSCRB, U-FRB.
5 October 2023
PSCRB and AFF updated
4 October 2023
FPFF, AFF, UFPFF and UAFF updated
14 September 2023
All 40 PDFs updated
11 August 2023
AFF and UAFF file has been updated
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
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
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
28 July 2023
Updated list of MCA approved training providers for all courses
17 July 2023
PST and UMC files been updated
22 June 2023
Updated: AEC I AEC II
1 June 2023
CMHB has been updated
27 February 2023
MCA Approved Training Providers for DSD and SSO have been updated.
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
21 November 2022
Updated list for Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting
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
7 November 2022
Updated list of MCA approved training providers for: AFF, UAFF & UPST
1 November 2022
Updated list of MCA approved training providers for: EFA, FPFF, PSSR & PST
21 September 2022
Updated list of MCA approved training providers for: AFF and updated AFF
8 September 2022
EFA and PST approved training providers have been updated. PSCRB-Restricted approved training provider has been added.
23 August 2022
Updated approved training centre lists for 3 courses
15 July 2022
Multiple files updated, Advanced Training for Ships in Polar Waters added.
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)
8 July 2022
July update to most Approved Training Provider lists.
9 June 2022
Updated approved training centre lists for many courses.
11 April 2022
9 ATP pages updated (Petans Ltd email address)
1 March 2022
Updated following ATPs: Basic Oil+Chemical; Basic Gas; Updated Medical Care; SA, DSD; SSO. Added CSO
18 February 2022
Updated: Training on Ships Using Fuel Subject to the IGF Code
11 January 2022
Updated to January 2022 versions of the lists.
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
24 August 2021
10 MCA ATPs updated (EFA, PSSR, FPFF, PST, UFPFF, UPST, MFA, SA, DSD, SSO)
27 July 2021
Updated: AFF, UAFF, FPFF, UFPFF
14 July 2021
Updated EFA, MFA and PST
22 April 2021
Updated Approved Training Provider lists.
9 March 2021
Updated ATP: AFF, EFA, FPFF, PSSR, PST, UFPFF, UPST.
15 February 2021
Updated 3 x Advanced Tankers, ECDIS, DSD, SSO, Security Awareness and Crisis Management
14 December 2020
Updated - Designated Security Duties, Security Awareness, Ships Security Officer
1 November 2020
Removed Red Ensign Limited as an ATP
7 September 2020
Updated 4 ATPs: Designated Security Duties; Security Awareness; Ships Security Officer; Updated/Refresher Advanced Fire Fighting
5 August 2020
Added BML Fire Safety and BML Personal Survival & Water Safety
31 July 2020
Updated PSSR, Security Awareness and Crisis Management & Human Behaviour
23 July 2020
Updated High Voltage (Operational) and (Management)
22 July 2020
Training centres for Ships Operating in Polar Waters added
21 July 2020
Updated AEC 1, EDH, HELM(O), HELM(M), SSO
5 June 2020
Updated MCA Approved Training Providers for HELM(M) and HELM(O) added
15 August 2019
Updated the attachements for some courses.
5 August 2019
Updated HELM ATPs
25 July 2019
AEC 2 atp page updated.
19 July 2019
Updated several pages
5 July 2019
Updated Training Center lists.
19 June 2019
Updated training lists
3 June 2019
Updated PST and EFA.
31 May 2019
Updated list for EFA and PST
30 May 2019
Updated and added new ATP Pages
17 May 2019
Updated ATP Pages
29 April 2019
Updated PST and AEC2 Lists
11 April 2019
Updated ATP pages
11 April 2019
Updated ATP Pages for several courses.
4 March 2019
Updated Basic Oil/Chem and IGF course lists
18 February 2019
Updated AEC (Part 1)
28 January 2019
ATP files have been updated
15 January 2019
ATP files have been updated
30 November 2018
New ATP Pages uploaded for DSD, EDH, HELMO, IGF, SSO, AFF, EFA, FPFF, PST and PSCRB.
14 November 2018
ATP files updated
8 November 2018
ATP files have been updated.
30 October 2018
Updated HV Operational
11 October 2018
Updated HELM M, HELM O
14 September 2018
Updated Chemical Tankers Course
10 September 2018
And Updated Medical Care atp list updated.
10 September 2018
Medical Care list updated
7 September 2018
ATP files updated
31 July 2018
Updated ATP files
18 July 2018
ATP files updated.
29 June 2018
FPFF file updated
27 June 2018
ATP files updated
11 June 2018
Updated ATP files
23 May 2018
ATP File updated
17 May 2018
ATP files updated, IGF added to ATP
11 May 2018
atp file update
18 April 2018
ATP Files have been updated
1 March 2018
Medical care file has been updated
23 February 2018
Re-added the information regarding acceptance of certain certificates from 01/01/2017-01/02/2018
16 February 2018
ATP pages updated
15 February 2018
Updated PSA, DSD and SSO. Also added a section regarding acceptance of Advanced Courses from India and Pakistan.
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.
29 January 2018
ATP files have been updated.
19 January 2018
ATP files updated
12 January 2018
updated ATP files
8 January 2018
ATP files have been updated
13 November 2017
ATP Pages updated
19 October 2017
ATP updated files
5 September 2017
ATP files updated.
25 August 2017
ATP Files updated
17 August 2017
Updated 'Personal Survival Techniques' List
10 August 2017
Updated Training Providers
9 August 2017
Updated Adv Gas Training, ECDIS, EDH,
4 August 2017
Approved Centre Lists updated
28 July 2017
ATP files updated.
26 July 2017
ATP file updated for advanced gas tanker training
9 June 2017
ATP files updated.
24 May 2017
ATP files updated
24 May 2017
ATP files updated
16 May 2017
Updated Aroved Training Provider lists.
27 April 2017
ATP files updated.
26 April 2017
ATP files updated
18 April 2017
Updated the training provider lists.
3 March 2017
Updated Training Centre lists
21 February 2017
Added a statement on the acceptance of MCA courses by Port State Control Officers outside of the UK
20 February 2017
Updated Training Centre lists.
24 January 2017
Updated ATP list and added update on acceptance of Indian and Pakistani Certificates of Proficiency.
20 January 2017
Fast Rescue Boats Training Provider List updated
18 January 2017
Updated the Up-PSCRB & FRB ATP pages
1 December 2016
Updated Training Providers
6 October 2016
MCA/MNTB Tanker Fire Fighting added.
2 August 2016
Updated the other maritime administrations section to link to MIN 520
21 July 2016
Advanced Gas Tanker Training Providers Updated.
20 June 2016
Approved Training Provider Lists Updated.
27 January 2016
Updated training provider lists
6 January 2016
Updating training providers
5 January 2016
Updated Training Provider Lists.
11 December 2015
Updated training provider lists
11 July 2014
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