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MCA previously approved doctors

A list of doctors who were previously approved to carry out ENG 1 medicals but whose approval has lapsed.

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This table contains the names of doctors who were previously approved by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) but whose approval has lapsed during the last two years, showing the date when they ceased to be approved.

Approval can lapse for a variety of reasons, including retirement, change of address, or no longer wishing to carry out ENG 1 examinations.

The table listing MCA previously approved doctors is correct as of the ‘last updated’ date.

Updates to this page

Published 22 April 2015
Last updated 1523 January 2026 + show all updates
  1. Added Dr A Harrison and Dr A Ward

  2. Added Dr Spooner in Norfolk

  3. MCA previously approved doctors list updated 12th December 2025.

  4. MCA previously approved doctors has been updated 12th December 2025.

  5. Added Dr M Rodrigues Araujo

  6. Added Dr Lin previously at Zodiac Maritime Ltd

  7. Added Dr Hunt to the list after leaving Plymouth address. Added Dr C Watts from London

  8. Added Dr R Phillips from Glasgow.

  9. Added Dr T Hunter from Ayr to the list of previously approved doctors. Added Dr Clayton from Lincolnshire to the list of previously approved doctors. Removed from table any names that lapsed more than 2 years ago.

  10. Added Dr Sorensen from Swansea.

  11. Removed Dr McPhee.

  12. Added Drs Cooper and Nelson to list.

  13. Added Dr McPhee

  14. Added Dr Leighton, Dr R Jones and Dr Edwards.

  15. Added Dr Egbe, Dr Ledger, Dr Rawlinson, Dr Labib, Dr Wear and Dr S Williams.

  16. Added Dr Hawkley from Aberdeen. Added Dr Metcalfe from Wales.

  17. Added Dr H Cousins

  18. Added Dr K Vernon from Hampshire

  19. Added Dr Kemp from Orkney to the list.

  20. Dr O Agboola - Manchester - Added

  21. Dr J Ross added.

  22. Added Dr's A Lyon from Orkney and S McAndry from Isle of Man.

  23. Dr M Boyle – Oban - August 2024 added to the list

  24. Dr Veenhuizen added to the list of previously approved.

  25. Added Dr Kahn to previously approved list.

  26. Dr Lambert - Hampshire and IOW - Added - July 2024 Dr Arter - Hampshire and IOW - Added - March 2024

  27. Dr K Wilson Edinburgh June 2024 added

  28. Dr A Threadgold, Middlesbrough, April 2024 added

  29. Added - Dr A Scott (Birmingham), Dr F Kopsacheilis (Dover), Dr G Little (Middlesbrough) - 31 March 2024 and Dr Mikuliszyn (Hull) - 30 April 2024

  30. Dr W Conrad - Newcastle-Upon-Tyne added.

  31. Dr Nicholl - Dubai, UAE, Dr M Aziz – Fleetwood, UK & Dr A Stoner – Cape Town, South Africa are no longer approved as of April 2024

  32. Dr P De Guzman, Philippines March 2024 added.

  33. Added - Dr V Parbhaker – Suffolk and Dr Pangan – Philippines – March 2024.

  34. Dr C Kleanthous added - London Dr P Dean added - Devon

  35. Dr N Weiss - France: Added - no longer an approved doctor as of February 2024

  36. Editorial to reflect Dr O’Reilly left October 2023 not August as previously shown.

  37. Dr J Bush – Southampton added to the list

  38. Dr S Millar Trinidad and Tobago January 2024

  39. Dr M East – Grimsby – added to MCA previously approved doctors.

  40. Amendment to date no longer approved - Dr Niemczuk

  41. Dr Niemczuk from Cambridge added

  42. Dr R Gent – Lincolnshire added to the list

  43. Dr M Norman – Cardiff and Dr O Asatiani – Aberdeen added

  44. Dr Townsley - Suffolk - Added to this list

  45. Added Dr S Huddlestone Merseyside and Dr M Mann Hull, August 2023

  46. Dr O'Reilly added to the list as of August 2023

  47. Dr M Hadland has been added to the list.

  48. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 18th July 2023.

  49. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 7th July 2023.

  50. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 30th June 2023.

  51. Updated MCA previously approved doctors in the UK 23rd June 2023.

  52. Updated previously approved doctors 20th June 2023.

  53. Addition of Dr I McLardy and Dr B Paver

  54. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 30th March 2023.

  55. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 10th March 2023.

  56. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 7th March 2023.

  57. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 2nd February 2023.

  58. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 20th December 2022.

  59. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 16th December 2022.

  60. Updated previously approved doctors 2nd December 2022.

  61. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 28th October 2022.

  62. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 20th October 2022.

  63. Added Dr J Crosbie and Dr J Newstead

  64. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 15th August 2022.

  65. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 15th August 2022.

  66. Updated MCA previous approved doctors 4th May 2022.

  67. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 29th April 2022.

  68. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 29th March 2022.

  69. Updated MCA previously approved doctors list 7th March 2022.

  70. Updated MCA previously approved doctors as of 22nd December 2021.

  71. Updated MCA previously approved doctors as of 3rd December 2021.

  72. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 19th November 2021.

  73. updated list added

  74. Updated to the previously approved doctors list as of 29th June 2021.

  75. edit attachment

  76. Updated Doctors who were previously approved 14th August 2020.

  77. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 3rd August 2020.

  78. Updated Doctors who were previously approved 22nd July 2020.

  79. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 11th March 2020.

  80. Updated doctors who were previously approved 7th February 2020.

  81. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 17th September 2019.

  82. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 5th September 2019.

  83. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 6th August 2019.

  84. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 5th August 2019.

  85. Updated document version for 1st August

  86. Updated form for doctors who were previously approved

  87. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 28th June 2019.

  88. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 25th June 2019.

  89. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 25th June 2019.

  90. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 3rd April 2019.

  91. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 26th March 2019.

  92. Updated Doctors who were previously approved 15th February 2019.

  93. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 14th February 2019.

  94. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 4th January 2019.

  95. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 12th December 2018.

  96. Updated Doctors who were previously approved 3rd December 2018.

  97. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 28th November 2018.

  98. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 15th November 2018.

  99. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 4th October 2018.

  100. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 1st October 2018.

  101. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 28 September 2018

  102. Updated Doctors who were previously approved 13 August 2018

  103. Updated Doctors who were previously approved 09 August 2018.

  104. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 18 July 2018

  105. Updated Doctors who were previously approved July 2018

  106. Updated Doctors who were previously approved June 2018

  107. Updated Doctors who were previously approved June 2018

  108. Updated Doctors who were previously approved, April 2018

  109. File updated to Doctors previously approved February 2018

  110. Updated Doctors who were previously approved - January 2018

  111. Updated Doctors who were previously approved December 2017

  112. Updated MCA previously approved doctors - November 2017

  113. Updated Doctors who were previously approved October 2017

  114. Updated Doctors who were previously approved September 2017

  115. Updated Doctors who were previously approved August 2017

  116. Updated Doctors who were previously approved July 2017

  117. Updated Doctors who were previously approved June 2017

  118. Updated Doctors who were previously approved April 2017

  119. Updated Doctors who were previously approved February 2017

  120. Updated Doctors previously approved list January 2017

  121. Updated previously approved doctors list

  122. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 1 November 2016

  123. List updated as of 1 October 2016

  124. List up dated as of 1st September 2016

  125. Updated list of doctors - August 2016

  126. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 1 July 2016.

  127. Updated list added

  128. Updated Doctors who were previously approved 1 June 2016

  129. Updated Doctors who were previously approved 1 May 2016

  130. Updated list of MCA previously approved doctors as of 1 April 2016

  131. Updated list attached.

  132. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 1 February 2016

  133. Updated for previously approved doctors list 1 January 2016

  134. Update MCA previously approved doctors 27 November 2015.

  135. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 05 November 2015.

  136. Updated MCA Doctors who were previously approved 03 November 2015.

  137. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 31 October 2015.

  138. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 26 October 2015.

  139. MCA previously approved doctors 23 September 2015

  140. 10 September 2015 edition uploaded

  141. 3 September 2015 revision uploaded

  142. Previously approved doctors list 28 August 2015 uploaded

  143. Updated 23 July 2015 for the latest list of previously approved doctors

  144. Updated MCA Previously approved doctors 03 July 2015

  145. Updated MCA Previously approved doctors 12 June 2015

  146. Updated Doctors who were previously approved 12 May 2015

  147. 5 May 2015 Version Uploaded

  148. First published.

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