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
21 June 2024 — See all updates

Approved nautical colleges

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.

Boat Master Licence

Published 11 July 2014
Last updated 21 June 2024 + show all updates

  1. Updated Small Ships Navigation & Radar Training (SSNR) list.

  2. All 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  3. Updated Small Ships Navigation & Radar Training (SSNR) list.

  4. All 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  5. All 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  6. Added links to approved nautical colleges and Boat Master Licence training providers.

  7. All 43 ATP lists updated.

  8. 'Passenger Safety, Cargo Safety and Hull Integrity' list added.

  9. All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  10. All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  11. All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  12. Efficient Deck Hand list updated.

  13. Updated ECDIS list.

  14. Updated 5 lists (Advanced Oil; Advanced Chemical; Basic Oil+Chemical; Basic Gas; Tanker Fire Fighting).

  15. All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  16. All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  17. Added updated/refresher PSCRB-Restricted list to page.

  18. Updated EFA and AEC1 lists (two outstanding ones from last week).

  19. 39 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

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

  21. All 41 approved training provider lists updated

  22. All 41 approved training provider lists updated

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

  24. All 40 approved training provider lists updated

  25. All 40 approved training provider lists updated

  26. All 40 approved training provider lists updated

  27. Updated all 40 lists.

  28. Updated 38 MCA approved courses.

  29. Updated all 40 lists

  30. EDH, HELM-M and SSO updated.

  31. HELM-M has been updated.

  32. 7 ATP lists updated - AFF, FRB, PSCRB, MFA, U-AFF, U-PSCRB, U-FRB.

  33. PSCRB and AFF updated

  34. FPFF, AFF, UFPFF and UAFF updated

  35. All 40 PDFs updated

  36. AFF and UAFF file has been updated

  37. 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

  38. 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

  39. 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

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

  41. PST and UMC files been updated

  42. Updated: AEC I AEC II

  43. CMHB has been updated

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

  45. 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

  46. Updated list for Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting

  47. 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

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

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

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

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

  52. Updated approved training centre lists for 3 courses

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

  54. 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)

  55. July update to most Approved Training Provider lists.

  56. Updated approved training centre lists for many courses.

  57. 9 ATP pages updated (Petans Ltd email address)

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

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

  60. Updated to January 2022 versions of the lists.

  61. 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

  62. 10 MCA ATPs updated (EFA, PSSR, FPFF, PST, UFPFF, UPST, MFA, SA, DSD, SSO)

  63. Updated: AFF, UAFF, FPFF, UFPFF

  64. Updated EFA, MFA and PST

  65. Updated Approved Training Provider lists.

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

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

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

  69. Removed Red Ensign Limited as an ATP

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

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

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

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

  74. Training centres for Ships Operating in Polar Waters added

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

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

  77. Updated the attachements for some courses.

  78. Updated HELM ATPs

  79. AEC 2 atp page updated.

  80. Updated several pages

  81. Updated Training Center lists.

  82. Updated training lists

  83. Updated PST and EFA.

  84. Updated list for EFA and PST

  85. Updated and added new ATP Pages

  86. Updated ATP Pages

  87. Updated PST and AEC2 Lists

  88. Updated ATP pages

  89. Updated ATP Pages for several courses.

  90. Updated Basic Oil/Chem and IGF course lists

  91. Updated AEC (Part 1)

  92. ATP files have been updated

  93. ATP files have been updated

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

  95. ATP files updated

  96. ATP files have been updated.

  97. Updated HV Operational

  98. Updated HELM M, HELM O

  99. Updated Chemical Tankers Course

  100. And Updated Medical Care atp list updated.

  101. Medical Care list updated

  102. ATP files updated

  103. Updated ATP files

  104. ATP files updated.

  105. FPFF file updated

  106. ATP files updated

  107. Updated ATP files

  108. ATP File updated

  109. ATP files updated, IGF added to ATP

  110. atp file update

  111. ATP Files have been updated

  112. Medical care file has been updated

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

  114. ATP pages updated

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

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

  117. ATP files have been updated.

  118. ATP files updated

  119. updated ATP files

  120. ATP files have been updated

  121. ATP Pages updated

  122. ATP updated files

  123. ATP files updated.

  124. ATP Files updated

  125. Updated 'Personal Survival Techniques' List

  126. Updated Training Providers

  127. Updated Adv Gas Training, ECDIS, EDH,

  128. Approved Centre Lists updated

  129. ATP files updated.

  130. ATP file updated for advanced gas tanker training

  131. ATP files updated.

  132. ATP files updated

  133. ATP files updated

  134. Updated Aroved Training Provider lists.

  135. ATP files updated.

  136. ATP files updated

  137. Updated the training provider lists.

  138. Updated Training Centre lists

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

  140. Updated Training Centre lists.

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

  142. Fast Rescue Boats Training Provider List updated

  143. Updated the Up-PSCRB & FRB ATP pages

  144. Updated Training Providers

  145. MCA/MNTB Tanker Fire Fighting added.

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

  147. Advanced Gas Tanker Training Providers Updated.

  148. Approved Training Provider Lists Updated.

  149. Updated training provider lists

  150. Updating training providers

  151. Updated Training Provider Lists.

  152. Updated training provider lists

  153. First published.

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