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
18 February 2022 — See all updates

Training centres providing STCW basic training:

Training centres providing STCW advanced training:

Please note we no longer accept STCW Advanced Training completed under the authority of India or Pakistan towards the issue of the first UK CoC. Please see section 5 of MIN 535 for more information.

The MCA previously released an update on the Acceptance of Advanced Training from India and Pakistan from 01/01/2017 - 01/02/2018 (PDF, 19.1 KB, 1 page)

Training centres providing STCW tanker training:

Training centres for other training:

Training centres providing updating STCW training (refresher):

Training centres for STCW security 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 on this, please see section 5 of MIN 535 which gives the MCAs acceptance for those applying for their First UK CoC, as well as those Revalidating or applying for Subsequent UK CoCs.

For further information please send an email to:

exams@mcga.gov.uk

Published 11 July 2014
Last updated 18 February 2022 + show all updates

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

  2. Updated to January 2022 versions of the lists.

  3. 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

  4. 10 MCA ATPs updated (EFA, PSSR, FPFF, PST, UFPFF, UPST, MFA, SA, DSD, SSO)

  5. Updated: AFF, UAFF, FPFF, UFPFF

  6. Updated EFA, MFA and PST

  7. Updated Approved Training Provider lists.

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

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

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

  11. Removed Red Ensign Limited as an ATP

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

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

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

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

  16. Training centres for Ships Operating in Polar Waters added

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

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

  19. Updated the attachements for some courses.

  20. Updated HELM ATPs

  21. AEC 2 atp page updated.

  22. Updated several pages

  23. Updated Training Center lists.

  24. Updated training lists

  25. Updated PST and EFA.

  26. Updated list for EFA and PST

  27. Updated and added new ATP Pages

  28. Updated ATP Pages

  29. Updated PST and AEC2 Lists

  30. Updated ATP pages

  31. Updated ATP Pages for several courses.

  32. Updated Basic Oil/Chem and IGF course lists

  33. Updated AEC (Part 1)

  34. ATP files have been updated

  35. ATP files have been updated

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

  37. ATP files updated

  38. ATP files have been updated.

  39. Updated HV Operational

  40. Updated HELM M, HELM O

  41. Updated Chemical Tankers Course

  42. And Updated Medical Care atp list updated.

  43. Medical Care list updated

  44. ATP files updated

  45. Updated ATP files

  46. ATP files updated.

  47. FPFF file updated

  48. ATP files updated

  49. Updated ATP files

  50. ATP File updated

  51. ATP files updated, IGF added to ATP

  52. atp file update

  53. ATP Files have been updated

  54. Medical care file has been updated

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

  56. ATP pages updated

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

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

  59. ATP files have been updated.

  60. ATP files updated

  61. updated ATP files

  62. ATP files have been updated

  63. ATP Pages updated

  64. ATP updated files

  65. ATP files updated.

  66. ATP Files updated

  67. Updated 'Personal Survival Techniques' List

  68. Updated Training Providers

  69. Updated Adv Gas Training, ECDIS, EDH,

  70. Approved Centre Lists updated

  71. ATP files updated.

  72. ATP file updated for advanced gas tanker training

  73. ATP files updated.

  74. ATP files updated

  75. ATP files updated

  76. Updated Aroved Training Provider lists.

  77. ATP files updated.

  78. ATP files updated

  79. Updated the training provider lists.

  80. Updated Training Centre lists

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

  82. Updated Training Centre lists.

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

  84. Fast Rescue Boats Training Provider List updated

  85. Updated the Up-PSCRB & FRB ATP pages

  86. Updated Training Providers

  87. MCA/MNTB Tanker Fire Fighting added.

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

  89. Advanced Gas Tanker Training Providers Updated.

  90. Approved Training Provider Lists Updated.

  91. Updated training provider lists

  92. Updating training providers

  93. Updated Training Provider Lists.

  94. Updated training provider lists

  95. First published.

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