Office access and opening times
Contact details and opening times for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency headquarters and our marine offices.
If you’re in an emergency on the coast, call 999 and ask for the Coastguard. In an emergency at sea send a Mayday distress alert on Channel 16, or call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.
Maritime and Coastguard Agency headquarters
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Spring Place
105 Commercial Road
Southampton
SO15 1EG
Email: infoline@mcga.gov.uk
Phone: 0203 817 2000
Press office
Press office
Email public.relations@mcga.gov.uk
Press enquiries (Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm) 0203 817 2222
Outside these hours or on bank holidays and weekends, for media enquiries ONLY, please send an email outlining your query and putting #Urgent in the subject title.
Marine office contact details
Contact a marine office to make an appointment for urgent Discharge and Seaman’s Book applications. We recommend emailing the relevant marine office about your enquiry. The team will be able to let you know if they need to speak to you on the phone or in person.
Counter services are available by appointment only. Contact the marine office you want to visit to request one.
Scotland
Aberdeen Marine Office
Marine House
Blaikies Quay
Aberdeen
AB11 5EZ
Email: Aberdeenmo@mcga.gov.uk
Phone: 020 3817 2001
Telephone enquiries
Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm
Friday, 9am to 4:30pm
Glasgow Marine Office
Albex House
Marchfield Drive
Paisley
PA3 2RB
Email: glasgowmo@mcga.gov.uk
Phone: 020 3817 2011
Telephone enquiries
Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm
Friday, 9am to 4:30pm
Wales
Cardiff Marine Office
Anchor Court
Keen Road
Cardiff
CF24 5JW
Email cardiffmo@mcga.gov.uk
Phone 020 3908 5222
Counter services
Monday to Thursday, 9am to 4pm
Friday, 9am to 3:30pm
Telephone enquiries
Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm
Friday, 9am to 4:30pm
Northern Ireland
Belfast Marine Office
Bregenz House
Quay Street
Bangor
BT20 5ED
Email: belfastmo@mcga.gov.uk
Phone: 020 3817 2012
Counter services
Monday to Thursday, 9am to 4pm
Friday, 9am to 3:30pm
Telephone enquiries
Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm
Friday, 9am to 4:30pm
North west England
Liverpool Marine Office
Hall Road West
Crosby
Liverpool
Merseyside
L23 8SY
Email: liverpoolmo@mcga.gov.uk
Phone: 020 3908 5110
Counter services
Monday to Thursday, 9am to 4pm
Friday, 9am to 3:30pm
Telephone enquiries
Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm
Friday, 9am to 4:30pm
North east England
Hull Marine Office
Crosskill House
Mill Lane
Beverley
East Yorkshire
HU17 9JB
Email: hullmo@mcga.gov.uk
Phone: 020 3817 2018
Counter services
Monday to Thursday, 9am to 4pm
Friday, 9am to 3:30pm
Telephone enquiries
Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm
Friday, 9am to 4:30pm
South west England
Plymouth Marine Office
Suite 5
Endeavour House
Oceansgate
Vivid Approach
Plymouth
PL1 4RW
Email: plymouthmo@mcga.gov.uk
Phone: 020 3908 5245
Counter services
Monday to Thursday, 9am to 4pm
Friday, 9am to 3:30pm
Telephone enquiries
Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm
Friday, 9am to 4:30pm
South east England
Colchester Marine Office
Iceni Way
Colchester
Essex
CO2 9BY
Email: colchestermo@mcga.gov.uk
Phone: 020 3908 5165
Counter services
Monday to Thursday, 9am to 4pm
Friday, 9am to 3:30pm
Telephone enquiries
Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm
Friday, 9am to 4:30pm
Southampton Marine Office
Spring Place
105 Commercial Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO15 1EG
Email: southamptonmo@mcga.gov.uk
Phone: 020 3817 2210
Counter services
Monday to Thursday, 9am to 4pm
Friday, 9am to 3:30pm
Telephone enquiries
Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm
Friday, 9am to 4:30pm
Seafarer Operations – formerly seafarer training and certification
Address
Spring Place
105 Commercial Road
Southampton
SO15 1EG
Visit the Seafarer Operations contact details page to find contact information for the teams who manage:
- training and certification
- boatmaster enquiries
- Safe Manning certifications and exemptions
- Registry of Shipping and Seamen (RSS) enquiries
HM Coastguard
For information on the location and phone numbers of our rescue coordination centres see our HM Coastguard contact details page - GOV.UK.