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Port facility security officer training: list of approved training providers

Approved training providers for port facility security officer (PFSO) training.

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From:
Department for Transport
Published:
12 September 2012
Last updated:
21 August 2026
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  1. Glasgow Maritime Academy LLP added.

  2. Liverpool and Manchester Port Security Authority contact updated.

  3. Graspan Frankton are now refresher accredited and Glasgow Maritime have been removed as an accredited provider.

  4. University of Plymouth removed from list of training providers.

  5. Risktec Solutions Ltd (IMS) removed.

  6. Addition of Baseline Plus Limited and Intrepid Risk Management, removal of Maritime and Underwater Security Consultants and agreement of Vigilare refresher accreditation.

  7. Belfast Harbour Maritime Academy for Security Training is now refresher accredited.

  8. Alteration of contact details for Graspan Frankton Ltd.

  9. Belfast Harbour Maritime Academy for Security Training added.

  10. Addition of Vigilare.

  11. Securitas Security Services (UK) Ltd and Security Skills Training (North East) added. PD group management removed.

  12. Graspan Frankton Ltd added as an approved training provider.

  13. Approved providers list for port facility security officer training updated.

  14. PD Group Management Limited added.

  15. Provider details updated.

  16. Removed Intrepid from the list of approved training providers.

  17. Removal of M4S​.

  18. Alteration of email address to maritimesecuritytraining@dft.gov.uk and removal of PD Teesport from the list of training providers.

  19. List of approved providers to provide port facility security officer training updated.

  20. List updated to remove a provider.

  21. Removal of Ferriby Marine, DNV GL and Maritime MTS as accredited training providers. Updates for SecureScot and the University of Plymouth.

  22. Removal of Colossal Training, EOS, Frontier Risks Group Ltd, JWC International, Macdonald Analysis and Consulting, Nemesis Protective Services Ltd and SECURITAS Security Services Ltd as training providers.

  23. Change of training personnel and contact details for Graspan Frankton.

  24. Wavetrain Ltd and Hazard 360 Ltd added as providers.

  25. List of approved training providers for port security officer training (PFSO) updated.

  26. Risktec Solutions Ltd (IMS) and Glasgow Maritime Academy LLP added as providers.

  27. 'Neptune P2P Group' added.

  28. MAROPS removed as training provider.

  29. List of approved providers to provide port facility security officer training updated.

  30. List of approved providers to provide port facility security officer training updated.

  31. List of approved providers to provide port facility security officer training updated.

  32. List of approved providers to provide port facility security officer training updated.

  33. Lairdside Maritime Centre removed from list of providers.

  34. Contact details updated for Lairdside Maritime Centre, Maritime SVS Ltd, Frontier Risks Group and The Training Wing.

  35. GES Maritime removed as training provider.

  36. Updated list of approved training providers.

  37. Updated approved training providers.

  38. Updated list of port facility security officer training providers published.

  39. List of port facility security officer training providers updated.

  40. Updated list of approved training providers.

  41. List of approved training providers updated.

  42. Contact details updated for approved training providers.

  43. First published.

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All UK ports must have a certified port facility security officer (PFSO). The PFSO is required to:

Each facility must have a PFSO, although a single PFSO is allowed to be responsible for multiple facilities.

PFSO certification can only be awarded by our approved training providers.

You can contact us if you:

  • have questions about the status of a company providing training
  • wish to become an accredited training provider

Contact:

By post:

Maritime Training Manager
Department for Transport
Great Minster House
33 Horseferry Road
London SW1P 4DR

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