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
181 FebruaryMarch 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 181 FebruaryMarch 2022 + show all updates

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

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

  3. Updated to January 2022 versions of the lists.

  4. 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

  5. 10 MCA ATPs updated (EFA, PSSR, FPFF, PST, UFPFF, UPST, MFA, SA, DSD, SSO)

  6. Updated: AFF, UAFF, FPFF, UFPFF

  7. Updated EFA, MFA and PST

  8. Updated Approved Training Provider lists.

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

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

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

  12. Removed Red Ensign Limited as an ATP

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

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

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

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

  17. Training centres for Ships Operating in Polar Waters added

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

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

  20. Updated the attachements for some courses.

  21. Updated HELM ATPs

  22. AEC 2 atp page updated.

  23. Updated several pages

  24. Updated Training Center lists.

  25. Updated training lists

  26. Updated PST and EFA.

  27. Updated list for EFA and PST

  28. Updated and added new ATP Pages

  29. Updated ATP Pages

  30. Updated PST and AEC2 Lists

  31. Updated ATP pages

  32. Updated ATP Pages for several courses.

  33. Updated Basic Oil/Chem and IGF course lists

  34. Updated AEC (Part 1)

  35. ATP files have been updated

  36. ATP files have been updated

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

  38. ATP files updated

  39. ATP files have been updated.

  40. Updated HV Operational

  41. Updated HELM M, HELM O

  42. Updated Chemical Tankers Course

  43. And Updated Medical Care atp list updated.

  44. Medical Care list updated

  45. ATP files updated

  46. Updated ATP files

  47. ATP files updated.

  48. FPFF file updated

  49. ATP files updated

  50. Updated ATP files

  51. ATP File updated

  52. ATP files updated, IGF added to ATP

  53. atp file update

  54. ATP Files have been updated

  55. Medical care file has been updated

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

  57. ATP pages updated

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

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

  60. ATP files have been updated.

  61. ATP files updated

  62. updated ATP files

  63. ATP files have been updated

  64. ATP Pages updated

  65. ATP updated files

  66. ATP files updated.

  67. ATP Files updated

  68. Updated 'Personal Survival Techniques' List

  69. Updated Training Providers

  70. Updated Adv Gas Training, ECDIS, EDH,

  71. Approved Centre Lists updated

  72. ATP files updated.

  73. ATP file updated for advanced gas tanker training

  74. ATP files updated.

  75. ATP files updated

  76. ATP files updated

  77. Updated Aroved Training Provider lists.

  78. ATP files updated.

  79. ATP files updated

  80. Updated the training provider lists.

  81. Updated Training Centre lists

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

  83. Updated Training Centre lists.

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

  85. Fast Rescue Boats Training Provider List updated

  86. Updated the Up-PSCRB & FRB ATP pages

  87. Updated Training Providers

  88. MCA/MNTB Tanker Fire Fighting added.

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

  90. Advanced Gas Tanker Training Providers Updated.

  91. Approved Training Provider Lists Updated.

  92. Updated training provider lists

  93. Updating training providers

  94. Updated Training Provider Lists.

  95. Updated training provider lists

  96. First published.

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