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MCA approved training providers (ATP)

How to find MCA approved training providers for STCW short course and ancillary training. This page is updated monthly.

Updates to this page

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Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Published:
11 July 2014
Last updated:
18 September 2026
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  1. Added list of training providers approved for Assessment in Marine Cookery. 'Other training' section has been moved into new categories.

  2. MCA Approved Training Provider list updated x 75

  3. Approved Training Provider list updated x 74

  4. MCA Approved Training Provider list updated x74

  5. All 74 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  6. Updated all 74 ATP lists.

  7. 6 new lists added: * Approved Electric Propulsion Course (AEPC) 1 * Generic MASS Remote Operator Training Course * Basic and Advanced training for ships using using Ammonia as fuel * Basic and Advanced training for ships using Methanol as fuel

  8. MCA Approved Training provide list updated x 68

  9. MCA Approved Training provider list updated x 46

  10. MCA Approved Training Provider list updated x 68

  11. ATP pages updated x 46

  12. MCA Approved Training Provider list updated x 68

  13. ATP pages updated x 46

  14. MCA Approved Training Provider list updated x 68

  15. All 68 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  16. MCA approved training provider list updated x68 - 02.01.2026

  17. All 68 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  18. All 68 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  19. MCA Approved Training Provider list updated x68 - 20.11.2025

  20. MCA Approved Training Provider list updated x 68 - 06.11.2025

  21. Approved Training Provider list updated 23.10.2025 x66

  22. All 66 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  23. Approved Training Provider list updated (x66) 25/09/2025

  24. All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  25. All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  26. ATP pages updated x65 14.08.2025

  27. ATP pages updated x65 31.07.2025

  28. All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  29. ATP pages updated x65 (03-07-2025).

  30. All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  31. All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  32. All 65 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  33. Added MCA approved centres for GMDSS (GOC, ROC, LRC) and updated all other lists.

  34. All 62 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  35. All 62 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  36. NEW: List of providers offering 'Large Yacht Helideck Safety Training' added.

  37. New: List of MCA-approved centres issuing Yacht Rating Certificate of Proficiency (in line with section 12 of MSN 1862 Amendment 1) added.

  38. All 60 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  39. All 60 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  40. ATP pages updated 27/02/2025

  41. ATP pages updated 13-02-2025

  42. ATP Pages updated 30-01-2025

  43. ATP pages updated 16-01-2025

  44. All 60 MCA approved training provider lists updated. Also re-added corrected listing for One Day Stability course.

  45. Removed 1 Day Stability list.

  46. ATP pages updated 05-12-2024

  47. One day stability course added.

  48. All 58 MCA approved training provider lists updated. Also added list for Hydrogen course.

  49. All 58 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  50. Company Security Officer list added

  51. ATP update 24-10-2024

  52. All 57 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  53. All 57 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  54. ATP update 12/09/2024

  55. All 57 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  56. Approved Training Provider list updated 15-08-2024

  57. ATP pages updated 02/08/2024

  58. 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  59. Added lists of Deck Yacht modules and Small Vessel Engineering modules.

  60. ATP pages updated 04-07-2024

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

  62. All 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

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

  64. All 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  65. All 43 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

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

  67. All 43 ATP lists updated.

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

  69. All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  70. All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  71. All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  72. Efficient Deck Hand list updated.

  73. Updated ECDIS list.

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

  75. All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

  76. All 42 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

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

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

  79. 39 MCA approved training provider lists updated.

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

  81. All 41 approved training provider lists updated

  82. All 41 approved training provider lists updated

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

  84. All 40 approved training provider lists updated

  85. All 40 approved training provider lists updated

  86. All 40 approved training provider lists updated

  87. Updated all 40 lists.

  88. Updated 38 MCA approved courses.

  89. Updated all 40 lists

  90. EDH, HELM-M and SSO updated.

  91. HELM-M has been updated.

  92. 7 ATP lists updated - AFF, FRB, PSCRB, MFA, U-AFF, U-PSCRB, U-FRB.

  93. PSCRB and AFF updated

  94. FPFF, AFF, UFPFF and UAFF updated

  95. All 40 PDFs updated

  96. AFF and UAFF file has been updated

  97. 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

  98. 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

  99. 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

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

  101. PST and UMC files been updated

  102. Updated: AEC I AEC II

  103. CMHB has been updated

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

  105. 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

  106. Updated list for Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting

  107. 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

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

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

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

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

  112. Updated approved training centre lists for 3 courses

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

  114. 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)

  115. July update to most Approved Training Provider lists.

  116. Updated approved training centre lists for many courses.

  117. 9 ATP pages updated (Petans Ltd email address)

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

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

  120. Updated to January 2022 versions of the lists.

  121. 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

  122. 10 MCA ATPs updated (EFA, PSSR, FPFF, PST, UFPFF, UPST, MFA, SA, DSD, SSO)

  123. Updated: AFF, UAFF, FPFF, UFPFF

  124. Updated EFA, MFA and PST

  125. Updated Approved Training Provider lists.

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

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

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

  129. Removed Red Ensign Limited as an ATP

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

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

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

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

  134. Training centres for Ships Operating in Polar Waters added

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

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

  137. Updated the attachements for some courses.

  138. Updated HELM ATPs

  139. AEC 2 atp page updated.

  140. Updated several pages

  141. Updated Training Center lists.

  142. Updated training lists

  143. Updated PST and EFA.

  144. Updated list for EFA and PST

  145. Updated and added new ATP Pages

  146. Updated ATP Pages

  147. Updated PST and AEC2 Lists

  148. Updated ATP pages

  149. Updated ATP Pages for several courses.

  150. Updated Basic Oil/Chem and IGF course lists

  151. Updated AEC (Part 1)

  152. ATP files have been updated

  153. ATP files have been updated

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

  155. ATP files updated

  156. ATP files have been updated.

  157. Updated HV Operational

  158. Updated HELM M, HELM O

  159. Updated Chemical Tankers Course

  160. And Updated Medical Care atp list updated.

  161. Medical Care list updated

  162. ATP files updated

  163. Updated ATP files

  164. ATP files updated.

  165. FPFF file updated

  166. ATP files updated

  167. Updated ATP files

  168. ATP File updated

  169. ATP files updated, IGF added to ATP

  170. atp file update

  171. ATP Files have been updated

  172. Medical care file has been updated

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

  174. ATP pages updated

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

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

  177. ATP files have been updated.

  178. ATP files updated

  179. updated ATP files

  180. ATP files have been updated

  181. ATP Pages updated

  182. ATP updated files

  183. ATP files updated.

  184. ATP Files updated

  185. Updated 'Personal Survival Techniques' List

  186. Updated Training Providers

  187. Updated Adv Gas Training, ECDIS, EDH,

  188. Approved Centre Lists updated

  189. ATP files updated.

  190. ATP file updated for advanced gas tanker training

  191. ATP files updated.

  192. ATP files updated

  193. ATP files updated

  194. Updated Aroved Training Provider lists.

  195. ATP files updated.

  196. ATP files updated

  197. Updated the training provider lists.

  198. Updated Training Centre lists

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

  200. Updated Training Centre lists.

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

  202. Fast Rescue Boats Training Provider List updated

  203. Updated the Up-PSCRB & FRB ATP pages

  204. Updated Training Providers

  205. MCA/MNTB Tanker Fire Fighting added.

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

  207. Advanced Gas Tanker Training Providers Updated.

  208. Approved Training Provider Lists Updated.

  209. Updated training provider lists

  210. Updating training providers

  211. Updated Training Provider Lists.

  212. Updated training provider lists

  213. First published.

Approved nautical colleges

Other maritime administrations

The MCA accepts some STCW short courses from other maritime administrations. For more information, please see section 4 of MIN 643.

We do not accept any online courses where there is a requirement for face-to-face practical training in the STCW Code

STCW basic training:

OneOcean is the MCA’s provider for the online ‘Prevention and Response to Violence & Harassment’ module referenced in MGN 718.

STCW advanced training:

Updating STCW training (refresher):

If you need Updating Yacht-Restricted PSCRB, centres who are approved for Updating PSCRB can also issue this certificate.

Security training:

GMDSS:

STCW HELM:

STCW ECDIS/NAEST:

STCW High Voltage:

STCW tanker training:

STCW IGF training:

Polar waters:

Ratings and certification routes:

Non-STCW Engineering courses:

Deck Yacht modules:

Small Vessel Engineering modules:

Passenger vessel and safety management:

Workboat courses:

Mandatory training courses under the Workboat Code Edition 3 can be found on page number 218 of the Code.

Offshore and specialist operations:

Boat Master Licence

Training provider not listed

1). Does the training provider state the course is MCA approved?

If not, it is unlikely to be approved by the MCA. You should instead find out which administration approved this (by checking the course web page or by contacting the training provider) and check whether we can accept/recognise the course.

2). Could the company you found be acting as an intermediary?

The company advertising MCA approved courses may not be the provider delivering the training but are instead acting as a commercial partner. In most cases, the course web page will tell you who the actual training provider is.

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