Maritime and Coastguard Agency

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What we do

We work to prevent the loss of life on the coast and at sea. We produce legislation and guidance on maritime matters, and provide certification to seafarers.

MCA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Transport.

Read more about what we do

Documents

Research and statistics

See all research and statistics

Our management

Chief Executive
Non-Executive Chairman
Director of HM Coastguard
Director of UK Maritime Services

Contact MCA

In an emergency at the coast

Call 999 and ask for the Coastguard

999

HM Coastguard and Marine Offices

Local offices
United Kingdom

For local operation centre and marine office phone numbers, click the link.

Office address and general enquiries

Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road
Southampton
SO15 1EG
United Kingdom

Main switchboard

0203 817 2000

Press office

Press enquiries (Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm)

0203 817 2222

Outside these hours or on bank holidays and weekends, for media enquiries ONLY, please send an email outlining your query and putting #Urgent in the subject title.

Out of hours duty surveyor

Technical Enquiries

+44 (0)7810 528504

Note that this service is for Urgent Technical Enquiries that require action out of office hours only. This number must not be used for any urgent or routine enquires during normal office hours.

All enquiries during office hours, including, but not limited to, technical enquiries, enquiries on registration of ships or seafarer’s certification should use the contact details on the list provided here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency/about/access-and-opening

UK Ship Register

Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Anchor Court
Keen Road
Cardiff
CF24 5JW
United Kingdom

Registry and seafarer documentation queries

+44 (0) 20 3908 5200

7:30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday and 9am to 4pm, Saturday and Sunday

Seafarer training and certification

Seafarer training and certification switchboard

0203 817 2200

Phone lines are open 8:15am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday.

Seafarer training and certification: deck training

Seafarer training and certification: boatmaster training

Seafarer training and certification: FSE/CEC

Seafarer training and certification: engineering training

Seafarer training and certification: exams section

Seafarer training and certification: revalidation team

Seafarer training and certification: safemanning team

Seafarer training and certification: smart team

Seafarer training and certification: STC courses

UK Beacon Registry

Telephone:

+44 (0)20 3817 2006

Fax:

+44 (0)1326 319264

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (except public holidays).

Safeguarding officers

To report a safeguarding concern email the MCA's safeguarding officers. Inbox monitored Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
  3. Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.

Freedom of Information requests

Freedom of Information
Spring Place
105 Commercial Road
Southampton
SO15 1EG
United Kingdom

Corporate information

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