Offshore Approved Training Providers
If you want to book a course you need to contact an ATP – they will also be able to provide you with information on dates of courses and course fees.
England
Anglo-Scottish Seafish Industry Group Training Association
Based in Amble, mainly covering the north east of England
Contact: Dennis Osborne
Tel: 01665 713 823 or 07702 042 551
Email: assta.amble@gmail.com
Courses offered: Seafish courses including - Basic Sea Survival, Basic First Aid, Basic Fire Fighting, Health & Safety for New Entrants, Safety Awareness, Introduction to Commercial Fishing (3 day).
STCW courses including – Personal Survival Techniques
Under 16.5m Skipper courses including - Stability Awareness for Experienced Fishermen, Advanced Stability, GMDSS SRC, Bridge Watchkeeping (2 day & 5 day), Engineroom Watchkeeping (2 day).
East Coast Maritime Training
Based in Withernsea, delivering training in Hull and mainly covering Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Contact: Kim Jensen
Tel: 01964 204 044 or 07828 287 532
Email: training@ecmt.co.uk or office@eastcoastmaritimetraining.co.uk
Courses Offered: Seafish courses including - Basic Sea Survival, Basic First Aid, Basic Fire Fighting, Health & Safety for New Entrants, Safety Awareness, Stability Awareness for New Entrant Fishermen.
STCW courses including – Elementary First Aid, Personal Survival Techniques
Under 16.5m Skipper courses including - Stability Awareness for Experienced Fishermen, Advanced Stability, GMDSS SRC, Bridge Watchkeeping (2 day & 5 day), Engineroom Watchkeeping (2 day).
Other – Basic Engineering (1 day), Gear Technology, Net Mending, Care of the Catch, Seamanship.
Eastern Seafish Training Association
Based in Norfolk, covering Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and South Lincolnshire
Contact: Simon Bywater
Tel: 07788 104127
Email: info@eastern-seafish.org.uk
Website: https://eastern-seafish.org.uk/
Courses Offered: Seafish courses including - Basic Sea Survival, Basic First Aid, Basic Fire Fighting, Health & Safety for New Entrants, Safety Awareness.
Under 16.5m Skipper courses including - Stability Awareness for Experienced Fishermen, Advanced Stability, GMDSS SRC, Bridge Watchkeeping (5 day), Engineroom Watchkeeping (2 day), MCA Approved Engine Course (30 hr).
NEAT Training Fishermen’s College
Based in Lyme Regis, but covers the south coast of England.
Contact: Steve Postles and Alan Sandham
Tel: 01297 445 097 or 07717 752 544, for bookings 07802 647 531
Email: steve.jurassic@yahoo.co.uk, training@sfita.co.uk
Website: thefishingcollege.co.uk and sfita.co.uk
Courses offered: Sea Survival/Personal Survival Techniques STCW 95, Sea Survival (RYA), Elementary First Aid STCW 95, First Aid (RYA), First Aid at Work (HSE), Basic Firefighting (1 day), Basic Health & Safety, Safety Awareness, Engine Watchkeeping (2 day), MCA Approved Engine Course (30 hour), Bridge Watchkeeping (2 day/5 day), Basic Stability Awareness, Intermediate Stability Awareness, Short Range Radio (SRC), Introduction to Commercial Fishing (3 days), Net making/Net mending, Manual Handling (CIEH), Fish Filleting/Knife Skills, Food Hygiene (CIEH), Boat Handling.
Seafood Cornwall Training
Based in Newlyn, covering Cornwall
Contact: Clare Leverton and Helena Worthington
Tel: 01736 364 324
Email: info@seafoodcornwalltraining.co.uk
Website: seafoodcornwalltraining.co.uk
Courses offered: Seafish courses including - Basic Sea Survival, Basic First Aid, Basic Fire Fighting, Basic Health & Safety, Safety Awareness, Introduction to Commercial Fishing (3 day).
STCW courses – Personal Survival Techniques, Elementary First Aid
Under 16.5m Skipper courses including - Stability Awareness for Experienced Fishermen, Advanced Stability, GMDSS SRC, Bridge Watchkeeping (2 day & 5 day), Engine Watchkeeping (2 day), MCA Approved Engine Course (30 hr).
South Devon College
Based in Noss Marine Academy, Kingswear, mainly covering the South West of England. They are also the only ATP in the UK offering the Fishers Apprenticeship Level 2 standard.
Tel: 08000 380 123
Email: enquiries@southdevon.ac.uk, Markday@Southdevon.ac.uk
Website: Fisher Apprenticeship - Apply now at South Devon College
Courses Offered: Basic Sea Survival, Basic First Aid, Basic Fire Fighting, Health & Safety for New Entrants, Safety Awareness, GMDSS SRC Radio
Under 16.5m Skipper courses including - Stability Awareness for Experienced Fishermen, Advanced Stability, GMDSS VHF, Watchkeeping and Navigation (2 day/5 day), Engineroom watchkeeping (2 day/5 day).
Apprenticeships – Fishers Apprenticeship Level 2
Western Maritime Training
Based in Plymouth Mainly Covering South West England
Contact: Hazel Bennett and Shaun Cummins
Tel: 01752 770589
Email: h.bennett@wm.training or s.cummins@wm.training
Website: www.westernmaritimetraining.co.uk/
Courses offered: MCA AEC, GMDSS GOC, GMDSS ROC, Personal Survival Techniques, Proficiency in Medical First Aid, Elementary First Aid, Seafish Safety Awareness, Firefighting, Stability, Seafish Health and safety, Hygiene Exam, Watchkeeping and Navigation (2 day/5 day), Deck Officer fishing class 1, Deck Officer fishing class 2, ENS Fishing, Small Ship Navigation and Radar
Whitby & District Fishing Industry Training School
Based in Whitby, mainly covering the North East and Central East coast of England. They are also the only ATP in the UK offering the Diploma in Sea Fishing.
Contact: Andrew Hodgson
Tel: 01947 825 871 or 07796 943 996
Email: info@whitbyfishingschool.co.uk
Website: www.whitbyfishingschool.co.uk
Courses Offered: Basic Sea Survival, Basic First Aid, Basic Fire Fighting, Health & Safety for New Entrants, Safety Awareness
STCW courses including – Elementary First Aid, Personal Survival Techniques
Under 16.5m Skipper courses including - Stability Awareness for Experienced Fishermen, Advanced Stability, GMDSS VHF, 5-day Bridge Watchkeeping, MCA AEC1 and AEC2.
Scotland
Fish Industry Training Association
Based in Carradale, covering the Highlands and West of Scotland
Contact: Lachie Paterson
Tel: 01583 431 570 or 07771 681 428
Email: lachie.paterson@btinternet.com
Website: fita.info
Courses offered: Sea Survival, Fire Fighting & Prevention, First Aid, Safety Awareness, Health & Safety, Bridge Watch Keeping (5 day), Intermediate Stability, Engineering (2 day/5 day), GMDSS SRC Radio, Personal Survival Techniques (STCW 95), Elementary First Aid (STCW 95).
UHI Shetland
Based in Shetland
Contact: Laura Burden
Tel: 01595 772 000
Email: training.shetland@uhi.ac.uk
Website: https://www.shetland.uhi.ac.uk/
Courses Offered: Seafish courses including - Basic Sea Survival, Basic First Aid, Basic Fire Fighting, Basic Health & Safety, Safety Awareness.
Under 16.5m Skipper courses including - Stability Awareness for Experienced Fishermen, Advanced Stability, GMDSS SRC, Bridge Watchkeeping, MCA Approved Engine Course Part I.
Certificates of Competency – Class 1 Deck Officer (Fishing), Class 1 Engineer Officer (Fishing), Class 2 Deck Officer (Fishing), Class 2 Engineer Officer (Fishing), and associated short courses.
North East Fishermen's Training Association
Based in Fraserburgh, covering north east Scotland
Contact: James Buchan
Tel: 01346 513 074 or 07958 110 879
Website: www.nefta.info
Courses offered: Seafish courses including - Basic Sea Survival, Basic First Aid, Basic Fire Fighting, Basic Health & Safety, Safety Awareness.
STCW courses including – Emergency First Aid, Personal Survival Techniques
Under 16.5m Skipper courses including - Stability Awareness for Experienced Fishermen (plus Online), Advanced Stability, GMDSS SRC (plus Online), Bridge Watchkeeping (2 day, plus Online) Bridge Watchkeeping (5 day), Engineroom Watchkeeping (2 day, plus Online).
North East Scotland College (Scottish Maritime Academy)
Based in Peterhead
Contact: Christopher Bell
Tel: 01779 476 204 or 07540 715 856
Email: ch.bell@nescol.ac.uk
Website: smaritime.co.uk
Courses Offered: Seafish courses including - Basic Sea Survival, Basic First Aid, Basic Fire Fighting, Basic Health & Safety, Safety Awareness, Introduction to Commercial Fishing (3 day).
STCW Courses – Elementary First Aid, Personal Survival Techniques
Under 16.5m Skipper courses including - Stability Awareness for Experienced Fishermen, Advanced Stability, GMDSS SRC, Bridge Watchkeeping (5 day), MCA Approved Engine Course (30 hr).
Certificates of Competency – Class 1 Deck Officer (Fishing), Class 2 Deck Officer (Fishing), Class 1 Deck Officer conversion to Officer of the Watch Unlimited.
Other Courses – GMDSS GOC, MCA Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (Generic and Furuno Type Specific), MCA Navigational Command Course, MCA NAEST Operational, MCA NAEST Management, MCA 30hr Approved Engine Course (Part 1 and Part 2), MCA Human Element Leadership and Management (Operational and Management).
Orkney College UHI - Maritime Studies Department
Contact: Mark Shiner or Samantha Phillips
Tel: 01856 569 406 or 01856 569 401
Email: ocmaritime@ac.uk
Website: orkney.uhi.ac.uk/studying-at-oc/departments/maritime-studies
Courses offered: Deck Safety Awareness, Fire Fighting for Seafarers, GMDSS Restricted Operator Certificate, SRC Marine Radio VHF, Efficient Deck Hand, Elementary First Aid (STCW), Medical First Aid (STCW), Personal Safety and Social Responsibility (STCW), Personal Survival Techniques (STCW), Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting (STCW), Human Element, Leadership & Management (Operations), RYA Powerboat 2
South of Scotland Seafish Training Association
Based in Eyemouth, covering the Scottish Borders and Dumfries & Galloway
Contact: David Gilchrist
Tel: 07856 023 172
Email: sosstatraining@aol.com
Courses offered: Seafish courses including - Basic Sea Survival, Basic First Aid, Basic Fire Fighting, Health & Safety for New Entrants, Safety Awareness.
STCW courses including – Personal Survival Techniques.
Under 16.5m Skipper courses including - Stability Awareness for Experienced Fishermen, Advanced Stability, GMDSS SRC, Bridge Watchkeeping (2 day & 5 day), Engineroom Watchkeeping (2 day).
Western Isles Sea Fisheries Training Association
Based in Isle of Lewis, covering the Western Isles of Scotland
Contact: Duncan MacInnes
Tel: 01851 702 385 or 07748 332 595
Email: info@wifa.co.uk
Northern Ireland
Sea Fish Industry Training Association
Based in Portavogie
Contact: Juanita Emerson
Tel: 02842 771 556 or 07484 019 496
Email: training@sfitaportavogie.co.uk
Courses Offered: Seafish courses including - Basic Sea Survival, Basic First Aid, Basic Fire Fighting, Health & Safety for New Entrants, Safety Awareness, Stability Awareness for New Entrant Fishermen.
STCW courses including – Personal Survival Techniques, Proficiency in Medical First Aid
Under 16.5m Skipper courses including - Stability Awareness for Experienced Fishermen, Advanced Stability, GMDSS SRC, Bridge Watchkeeping (2 day & 5 day), Engineroom Watchkeeping (2 day).
Wales
Sea Sense Surveying Ltd
Mainly covering the South West Coast of Wales
Contact: Bethan Spice
Tel: 07720 268 810 or 07969 119 689
Email: training@seasensesurveying.co.uk
Website: www.seasensesurveying.co.uk
Courses Offered: Seafish courses including - Basic Sea Survival, Basic First Aid, Basic Fire Fighting, Basic Health & Safety, Safety Awareness, Stability Awareness for New Entrant Fishermen.
Under 16.5m Skipper courses including - Stability Awareness for Experienced Fishermen, Advanced Stability, Bridge Watchkeeping (2 day), Engine Watchkeeping (2 day).
Welsh Fishermen’s Association
Based in Ceredigion, and mainly covering the west coast of Wales
Contact: Trevor Jones
Tel: 07508 068 142
Courses Offered: Seafish courses including - Basic Sea Survival, Basic First Aid, Basic Fire Fighting, Basic Health & Safety, Safety Awareness.
Under 16.5m Skipper courses including - Stability Awareness for Experienced Fishermen, Advanced Stability, GMDSS SRC, Bridge Watchkeeping (2 day & 5 day), Engineroom Watchkeeping (2 day).
Contacts
Contact one of our training advisors by emailing training@seafish.co.uk or call 0131 380 4505 and select option 1 for the Training team.