Maritime university or academy
Warsash Maritime Academy (Solent University)
East Park Terrace, Southampton SO14 0YN, Southampton, United Kingdom Map
On the MCA list of approved nautical colleges, which run long courses leading to a UK Certificate of Competency together with an academic qualification. Also on the MCA approved training provider lists (08.10.2026) for: Personal Survival Techniques, Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting, Elementary First Aid, Personal Safety and Social Responsibility, Advanced Fire Fighting, PSCRB, Proficiency in Medical First Aid, Proficiency in Medical Care, Fast Rescue Boat, Security Awareness, Designated Security Duties, Ship Security Officer, ECDIS, GMDSS GOC, GMDSS ROC, HELM (Operational), HELM (Management), High Voltage (Operational), High Voltage (Management), NAEST (Operational), NAEST (Management), Basic Oil and Chemical Tanker, Basic Gas Tanker, Advanced Oil Tanker, Advanced Gas Tanker, Basic IGF Code, Advanced IGF Code, Crisis Management and Human Behaviour, Efficient Deck Hand, Approved Engine Course 1, Approved Engine Course 2, Updating Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting, Updating Advanced Fire Fighting, Updating Personal Survival Techniques, Updating PSCRB, Updating Medical Care, Updating Fast Rescue Boats. Safety training centre: Newtown Road, Warsash, Southampton SO31 9ZL.
Programmes and courses
- Advanced Fire Fighting
- Basic Safety Training (BST)
- Crowd and Crisis Management (passenger ships)
- Deck officer programme
- ECDIS
- Engineer officer programme
- Fast Rescue Boats
- GMDSS (GOC / ROC)
- High Voltage
- IGF Code (gas-fuelled ships), Advanced
- IGF Code (gas-fuelled ships), Basic
- Leadership and Management
- Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations, Advanced
- Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations, Basic
- Medical Care on Board
- Medical First Aid
- Oil Tanker Cargo Operations, Advanced
- Oil and Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations, Basic
- Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PSCRB)
- STCW refresher courses
- Security Awareness / Designated Security Duties
- Ship Security Officer (SSO)
Approval
- Approved by Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) - approved nautical colleges (long courses leading to a UK CoC), updated 30.01.2026. Official list , checked 04.11.2026.
- Approved by Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) - approved training providers for STCW short courses (lists updated 08.10.2026). Official list , checked 04.11.2026.
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