[1] The MNTB are based at the UK Chamber of Shipping office in London and publications are provided by the Witherby Publishing Group.
[4] The MNTB promote seafarer training in the UK and are responsible for the official UK government training syllabuses for Merchant Navy Officers.
[5] Officers are issued with an MNTB training portfolio which must be completed.
[5] Together with OPITO (the international skills organisation for the energy industry), the MNTB provide a training programme for transitioning between the oil and gas industry into shipping.
[9] Additionally, in 2020, in partnership with the Merchant Navy Welfare Board and several maritime charities, the MNTB launched a Mental Health Awareness and Wellbeing Training Standard.