Guidance
MCA approved training providers (ATP)
How to find MCA approved training providers for STCW short course and ancillary training.
Change of https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mca-approved-training-providers-atp
Change description : 2025-10-09 13:01:00: All 66 MCA approved training provider lists updated. [Guidance and regulation]
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How to find MCA approved training providers for STCW short course and ancillary training.
The MCA accepts some STCW short courses from other maritime administrations. For more information, please see sections 4 and 5 of MIN 643.
We do not accept any online courses where there is a requirement for face-to-face practical training in the STCW Code
If you need Updating Yacht-Restricted PSCRB, centres who are approved for Updating PSCRB can also issue this certificate.
Mandatory training courses under the Workboat Code Edition 3 can be found on page number 218 of the Code.
All 66 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
Approved Training Provider list updated (x66) 25/09/2025
All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
ATP pages updated x65 14.08.2025
ATP pages updated x65 31.07.2025
All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
ATP pages updated x65 (03-07-2025).
All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
Added MCA approved centres for GMDSS (GOC, ROC, LRC) and updated all other lists.
All 62 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
All 62 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
NEW: List of providers offering 'Large Yacht Helideck Safety Training' added.
New: List of MCA-approved centres issuing Yacht Rating Certificate of Proficiency (in line with section 12 of MSN 1862 Amendment 1) added.
All 60 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
All 60 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
ATP pages updated 27/02/2025
ATP pages updated 13-02-2025
ATP Pages updated 30-01-2025
ATP pages updated 16-01-2025
All 60 MCA approved training provider lists updated. Also re-added corrected listing for One Day Stability course.
Removed 1 Day Stability list.
ATP pages updated 05-12-2024
One day stability course added.
All 58 MCA approved training provider lists updated. Also added list for Hydrogen course.
All 58 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
Company Security Officer list added
ATP update 24-10-2024
All 57 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
All 57 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
ATP update 12/09/2024
All 57 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
Approved Training Provider list updated 15-08-2024
ATP pages updated 02/08/2024
43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
Added lists of Deck Yacht modules and Small Vessel Engineering modules.
ATP pages updated 04-07-2024
Updated Small Ships Navigation & Radar Training (SSNR) list.
All 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
Updated Small Ships Navigation & Radar Training (SSNR) list.
All 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
All 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
Added links to approved nautical colleges and Boat Master Licence training providers.
All 43 ATP lists updated.
'Passenger Safety, Cargo Safety and Hull Integrity' list added.
All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
Efficient Deck Hand list updated.
Updated ECDIS list.
Updated 5 lists (Advanced Oil; Advanced Chemical; Basic Oil+Chemical; Basic Gas; Tanker Fire Fighting).
All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
Added updated/refresher PSCRB-Restricted list to page.
Updated EFA and AEC1 lists (two outstanding ones from last week).
39 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
List of 'Small Ships Navigation & Radar Training' providers has been updated.
All 41 approved training provider lists updated
All 41 approved training provider lists updated
Non-STCW Navigation & Radar Training (Small Ships) list added
All 40 approved training provider lists updated
All 40 approved training provider lists updated
All 40 approved training provider lists updated
Updated all 40 lists.
Updated 38 MCA approved courses.
Updated all 40 lists
EDH, HELM-M and SSO updated.
HELM-M has been updated.
7 ATP lists updated - AFF, FRB, PSCRB, MFA, U-AFF, U-PSCRB, U-FRB.
PSCRB and AFF updated
FPFF, AFF, UFPFF and UAFF updated
All 40 PDFs updated
AFF and UAFF file has been updated
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
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
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
Updated list of MCA approved training providers for all courses
PST and UMC files been updated
Updated: AEC I AEC II
CMHB has been updated
MCA Approved Training Providers for DSD and SSO have been updated.
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
Updated list for Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting
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
Updated list of MCA approved training providers for: AFF, UAFF & UPST
Updated list of MCA approved training providers for: EFA, FPFF, PSSR & PST
Updated list of MCA approved training providers for: AFF and updated AFF
EFA and PST approved training providers have been updated. PSCRB-Restricted approved training provider has been added.
Updated approved training centre lists for 3 courses
Multiple files updated, Advanced Training for Ships in Polar Waters added.
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)
July update to most Approved Training Provider lists.
Updated approved training centre lists for many courses.
9 ATP pages updated (Petans Ltd email address)
Updated following ATPs: Basic Oil+Chemical; Basic Gas; Updated Medical Care; SA, DSD; SSO. Added CSO
Updated: Training on Ships Using Fuel Subject to the IGF Code
Updated to January 2022 versions of the lists.
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
10 MCA ATPs updated (EFA, PSSR, FPFF, PST, UFPFF, UPST, MFA, SA, DSD, SSO)
Updated: AFF, UAFF, FPFF, UFPFF
Updated EFA, MFA and PST
Updated Approved Training Provider lists.
Updated ATP: AFF, EFA, FPFF, PSSR, PST, UFPFF, UPST.
Updated 3 x Advanced Tankers, ECDIS, DSD, SSO, Security Awareness and Crisis Management
Updated - Designated Security Duties, Security Awareness, Ships Security Officer
Removed Red Ensign Limited as an ATP
Updated 4 ATPs: Designated Security Duties; Security Awareness; Ships Security Officer; Updated/Refresher Advanced Fire Fighting
Added BML Fire Safety and BML Personal Survival & Water Safety
Updated PSSR, Security Awareness and Crisis Management & Human Behaviour
Updated High Voltage (Operational) and (Management)
Training centres for Ships Operating in Polar Waters added
Updated AEC 1, EDH, HELM(O), HELM(M), SSO
Updated MCA Approved Training Providers for HELM(M) and HELM(O) added
Updated the attachements for some courses.
Updated HELM ATPs
AEC 2 atp page updated.
Updated several pages
Updated Training Center lists.
Updated training lists
Updated PST and EFA.
Updated list for EFA and PST
Updated and added new ATP Pages
Updated ATP Pages
Updated PST and AEC2 Lists
Updated ATP pages
Updated ATP Pages for several courses.
Updated Basic Oil/Chem and IGF course lists
Updated AEC (Part 1)
ATP files have been updated
ATP files have been updated
New ATP Pages uploaded for DSD, EDH, HELMO, IGF, SSO, AFF, EFA, FPFF, PST and PSCRB.
ATP files updated
ATP files have been updated.
Updated HV Operational
Updated HELM M, HELM O
Updated Chemical Tankers Course
And Updated Medical Care atp list updated.
Medical Care list updated
ATP files updated
Updated ATP files
ATP files updated.
FPFF file updated
ATP files updated
Updated ATP files
ATP File updated
ATP files updated, IGF added to ATP
atp file update
ATP Files have been updated
Medical care file has been updated
Re-added the information regarding acceptance of certain certificates from 01/01/2017-01/02/2018
ATP pages updated
Updated PSA, DSD and SSO. Also added a section regarding acceptance of Advanced Courses from India and Pakistan.
Removed the updated regarding India and Pakistan Approved Certificated for applicaitons prior to 01/02/2018 as this date has now been reached.
ATP files have been updated.
ATP files updated
updated ATP files
ATP files have been updated
ATP Pages updated
ATP updated files
ATP files updated.
ATP Files updated
Updated 'Personal Survival Techniques' List
Updated Training Providers
Updated Adv Gas Training, ECDIS, EDH,
Approved Centre Lists updated
ATP files updated.
ATP file updated for advanced gas tanker training
ATP files updated.
ATP files updated
ATP files updated
Updated Aroved Training Provider lists.
ATP files updated.
ATP files updated
Updated the training provider lists.
Updated Training Centre lists
Added a statement on the acceptance of MCA courses by Port State Control Officers outside of the UK
Updated Training Centre lists.
Updated ATP list and added update on acceptance of Indian and Pakistani Certificates of Proficiency.
Fast Rescue Boats Training Provider List updated
Updated the Up-PSCRB & FRB ATP pages
Updated Training Providers
MCA/MNTB Tanker Fire Fighting added.
Updated the other maritime administrations section to link to MIN 520
Advanced Gas Tanker Training Providers Updated.
Approved Training Provider Lists Updated.
Updated training provider lists
Updating training providers
Updated Training Provider Lists.
Updated training provider lists
First published.
2025-10-09 13:01
All 66 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2025-09-25 14:22
Approved Training Provider list updated (x66) 25/09/2025
2025-09-11 09:42
All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2025-08-28 16:00
All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2025-08-14 13:58
ATP pages updated x65 14.08.2025
2025-07-31 13:54
ATP pages updated x65 31.07.2025
2025-07-17 14:52
All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2025-07-03 14:01
ATP pages updated x65 (03-07-2025).
2025-06-19 11:45
All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2025-06-05 14:03
All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2025-05-22 14:14
All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2025-05-08 15:50
Added MCA approved centres for GMDSS (GOC, ROC, LRC) and updated all other lists.
2025-04-24 10:59
All 62 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2025-04-10 10:02
All 62 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2025-04-02 10:48
NEW: List of providers offering ‘Large Yacht Helideck Safety Training’ added.
2025-03-28 21:33
New: List of MCA-approved centres issuing Yacht Rating Certificate of Proficiency (in line with section 12 of MSN 1862 Amendment 1) added.
2025-03-27 14:50
All 60 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2025-03-13 14:52
All 60 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2025-02-27 15:07
ATP pages updated 27/02/2025
2025-02-13 14:50
ATP pages updated 13-02-2025
2025-01-30 10:43
ATP Pages updated 30-01-2025
2025-01-16 13:53
ATP pages updated 16-01-2025
2024-12-19 15:02
All 60 MCA approved training provider lists updated. Also re-added corrected listing for One Day Stability course.
2024-12-12 14:23
Removed 1 Day Stability list.
2024-12-05 12:56
ATP pages updated 05-12-2024
2024-12-02 10:38
One day stability course added.
2024-11-21 14:51
All 58 MCA approved training provider lists updated.Also added list for Hydrogen course.
2024-11-07 14:15
All 58 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2024-11-04 11:16
Company Security Officer list added
2024-10-24 14:04
ATP update 24-10-2024
2024-10-10 15:41
All 57 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2024-09-26 11:44
All 57 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2024-09-12 13:59
ATP update 12/09/2024
2024-08-29 14:44
All 57 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2024-08-15 15:20
Approved Training Provider list updated 15-08-2024
2024-08-02 10:52
ATP pages updated 02/08/2024
2024-07-18 15:18
43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2024-07-17 17:49
Added lists of Deck Yacht modules and Small Vessel Engineering modules.
2024-07-04 10:49
ATP pages updated 04-07-2024
2024-06-21 14:48
Updated Small Ships Navigation & Radar Training (SSNR) list.
2024-06-20 15:19
All 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2024-06-17 16:49
Updated Small Ships Navigation & Radar Training (SSNR) list.
2024-06-06 14:32
All 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2024-05-23 13:45
All 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2024-05-22 12:59
Added links to approved nautical colleges and Boat Master Licence training providers.
2024-05-09 13:58
All 43 ATP lists updated.
2024-04-30 11:20
‘Passenger Safety, Cargo Safety and Hull Integrity’ list added.
2024-04-25 14:52
All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2024-04-11 15:50
All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2024-03-28 15:00
All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2024-03-19 16:25
Efficient Deck Hand list updated.
2024-03-19 12:59
Updated ECDIS list.
2024-03-18 11:11
Updated 5 lists (Advanced Oil; Advanced Chemical; Basic Oil+Chemical; Basic Gas; Tanker Fire Fighting).
2024-03-14 15:51
All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2024-02-29 14:45
All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2024-02-26 14:52
Added updated/refresher PSCRB-Restricted list to page.
2024-02-19 11:14
Updated EFA and AEC1 lists (two outstanding ones from last week).
2024-02-15 15:43
39 MCA approved training provider lists updated.
2024-02-06 12:30
List of ‘Small Ships Navigation & Radar Training’ providers has been updated.
2024-02-05 15:32
All 41 approved training provider lists updated
2024-01-19 12:12
All 41 approved training provider lists updated
2024-01-09 14:05
Non-STCW Navigation & Radar Training (Small Ships) list added
2024-01-05 16:03
All 40 approved training provider lists updated
2023-12-21 14:57
All 40 approved training provider lists updated
2023-12-08 12:02
All 40 approved training provider lists updated
2023-11-24 15:58
Updated all 40 lists.
2023-11-10 15:24
Updated 38 MCA approved courses.
2023-10-31 14:42
Updated all 40 lists
2023-10-16 14:53
EDH, HELM-M and SSO updated.
2023-10-16 11:39
HELM-M has been updated.
2023-10-10 17:15
7 ATP lists updated – AFF, FRB, PSCRB, MFA, U-AFF, U-PSCRB, U-FRB.
2023-10-05 16:21
PSCRB and AFF updated
2023-10-04 11:49
FPFF, AFF, UFPFF and UAFF updated
2023-08-11 12:58
AFF and UAFF file has been updated
2023-08-09 16:16
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
2023-08-08 16:30
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
2023-08-03 13:13
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
2023-07-28 15:04
Updated list of MCA approved training providers for all courses
2023-07-17 15:17
PST and UMC files been updated
2023-06-22 17:09
Updated: AEC IAEC II
2023-06-01 15:29
CMHB has been updated
2023-02-27 17:38
MCA Approved Training Providers for DSD and SSO have been updated.
2022-11-25 15:57
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
2022-11-21 15:42
Updated list for Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting
2022-11-16 16:05
Updates provided for the following:Advanced Oil Tanker Training CourseAdvanced Chemical Tanker Training CourseAdvanced Gas Tanker Training CourseBasic Oil and Chemical Tanker Training CourseBasic Gas Tanker Training CourseSecurity AwarenessDesignated Security DutiesShip Security OfficerCrisis Management & Human Behaviour
2022-11-07 18:09
Updated list of MCA approved training providers for: AFF, UAFF & UPST
2022-11-01 10:23
Updated list of MCA approved training providers for: EFA, FPFF, PSSR & PST
2022-09-21 19:50
Updated list of MCA approved training providers for: AFF and updated AFF
2022-09-08 11:01
EFA and PST approved training providers have been updated. PSCRB-Restricted approved training provider has been added.
2022-08-23 12:38
Updated approved training centre lists for 3 courses
2022-07-15 16:06
Multiple files updated, Advanced Training for Ships in Polar Waters added.
2022-07-15 15:53
Multiple files updated, 3 new files uploaded: Advanced Training for Ships in Polar WatersBasic Oil Chemical and Liquified Gas (Certificate of Proficiency)Basic Oil Chemical and Liquified Gas (Certificate of Training)
2022-07-08 16:34
July update to most Approved Training Provider lists.
2022-06-09 17:40
Updated approved training centre lists for many courses.
2022-04-11 10:48
9 ATP pages updated (Petans Ltd email address)
2022-03-01 17:20
Updated following ATPs: Basic Oil+Chemical; Basic Gas; Updated Medical Care; SA, DSD; SSO. Added CSO
2022-02-18 20:18
Updated: Training on Ships Using Fuel Subject to the IGF Code