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
1720 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 1720 June 2024 + show all updates

  1. All 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

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

  3. All 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  4. All 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

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

  6. All 43 ATP lists updated.

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

  8. All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  9. All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  10. All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  11. Efficient Deck Hand list updated.

  12. Updated ECDIS list.

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

  14. All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  15. All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

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

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

  18. 39 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

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

  20. All 41 approved training provider lists updated

  21. All 41 approved training provider lists updated

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

  23. All 40 approved training provider lists updated

  24. All 40 approved training provider lists updated

  25. All 40 approved training provider lists updated

  26. Updated all 40 lists.

  27. Updated 38 MCA approved courses.

  28. Updated all 40 lists

  29. EDH, HELM-M and SSO updated.

  30. HELM-M has been updated.

  31. 7 ATP lists updated - AFF, FRB, PSCRB, MFA, U-AFF, U-PSCRB, U-FRB.

  32. PSCRB and AFF updated

  33. FPFF, AFF, UFPFF and UAFF updated

  34. All 40 PDFs updated

  35. AFF and UAFF file has been updated

  36. 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

  37. 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

  38. 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

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

  40. PST and UMC files been updated

  41. Updated: AEC I AEC II

  42. CMHB has been updated

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

  44. 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

  45. Updated list for Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting

  46. 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

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

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

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

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

  51. Updated approved training centre lists for 3 courses

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

  53. 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)

  54. July update to most Approved Training Provider lists.

  55. Updated approved training centre lists for many courses.

  56. 9 ATP pages updated (Petans Ltd email address)

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

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

  59. Updated to January 2022 versions of the lists.

  60. 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

  61. 10 MCA ATPs updated (EFA, PSSR, FPFF, PST, UFPFF, UPST, MFA, SA, DSD, SSO)

  62. Updated: AFF, UAFF, FPFF, UFPFF

  63. Updated EFA, MFA and PST

  64. Updated Approved Training Provider lists.

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

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

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

  68. Removed Red Ensign Limited as an ATP

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

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

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

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

  73. Training centres for Ships Operating in Polar Waters added

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

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

  76. Updated the attachements for some courses.

  77. Updated HELM ATPs

  78. AEC 2 atp page updated.

  79. Updated several pages

  80. Updated Training Center lists.

  81. Updated training lists

  82. Updated PST and EFA.

  83. Updated list for EFA and PST

  84. Updated and added new ATP Pages

  85. Updated ATP Pages

  86. Updated PST and AEC2 Lists

  87. Updated ATP pages

  88. Updated ATP Pages for several courses.

  89. Updated Basic Oil/Chem and IGF course lists

  90. Updated AEC (Part 1)

  91. ATP files have been updated

  92. ATP files have been updated

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

  94. ATP files updated

  95. ATP files have been updated.

  96. Updated HV Operational

  97. Updated HELM M, HELM O

  98. Updated Chemical Tankers Course

  99. And Updated Medical Care atp list updated.

  100. Medical Care list updated

  101. ATP files updated

  102. Updated ATP files

  103. ATP files updated.

  104. FPFF file updated

  105. ATP files updated

  106. Updated ATP files

  107. ATP File updated

  108. ATP files updated, IGF added to ATP

  109. atp file update

  110. ATP Files have been updated

  111. Medical care file has been updated

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

  113. ATP pages updated

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

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

  116. ATP files have been updated.

  117. ATP files updated

  118. updated ATP files

  119. ATP files have been updated

  120. ATP Pages updated

  121. ATP updated files

  122. ATP files updated.

  123. ATP Files updated

  124. Updated 'Personal Survival Techniques' List

  125. Updated Training Providers

  126. Updated Adv Gas Training, ECDIS, EDH,

  127. Approved Centre Lists updated

  128. ATP files updated.

  129. ATP file updated for advanced gas tanker training

  130. ATP files updated.

  131. ATP files updated

  132. ATP files updated

  133. Updated Aroved Training Provider lists.

  134. ATP files updated.

  135. ATP files updated

  136. Updated the training provider lists.

  137. Updated Training Centre lists

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

  139. Updated Training Centre lists.

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

  141. Fast Rescue Boats Training Provider List updated

  142. Updated the Up-PSCRB & FRB ATP pages

  143. Updated Training Providers

  144. MCA/MNTB Tanker Fire Fighting added.

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

  146. Advanced Gas Tanker Training Providers Updated.

  147. Approved Training Provider Lists Updated.

  148. Updated training provider lists

  149. Updating training providers

  150. Updated Training Provider Lists.

  151. Updated training provider lists

  152. First published.

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