Change of https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mca-previously-approved-doctors

Change description : 2026-08-21 12:33:00: Added Dr H Jones. [Guidance and regulation]

Showing diff : 2026-07-15 09:49:37.667756858 +00:00..2026-08-21 11:33:38.954003673 +00:00

Guidance

MCA previously approved doctors

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

From:
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
PublishedPublished:
22 April 2015
Last updatedupdated:
1521 JulyAugust 2026 — See all updates

Documents

MCA previously approved doctors

HTML

Details

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 1521 JulyAugust 2026 — Show all updates

  1. Added Dr H Jones.

  2. Added Dr S Parr-Burman and Dr M Johnson.

  3. Added Dr Bell from Swansea

  4. Added Dr C Thompson.

  5. Added Dr M Nnamonu.

  6. Added Dr Padday in Hampshire to list.

  7. Added Dr Anderson from Shetland and Dr Hounsome from Cornwall.

  8. Added Dr P Chatterjee

  9. Added Dr A Harrison and Dr A Ward

  10. Added Dr Spooner in Norfolk

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

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

  13. Added Dr M Rodrigues Araujo

  14. Added Dr Lin previously at Zodiac Maritime Ltd

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

  16. Added Dr R Phillips from Glasgow.

  17. 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.

  18. Added Dr Sorensen from Swansea.

  19. Removed Dr McPhee.

  20. Added Drs Cooper and Nelson to list.

  21. Added Dr McPhee

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

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

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

  25. Added Dr H Cousins

  26. Added Dr K Vernon from Hampshire

  27. Added Dr Kemp from Orkney to the list.

  28. Dr O Agboola - Manchester - Added

  29. Dr J Ross added.

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

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

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

  33. Added Dr Kahn to previously approved list.

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

  35. Dr K Wilson Edinburgh June 2024 added

  36. Dr A Threadgold, Middlesbrough, April 2024 added

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  45. Dr J Bush – Southampton added to the list

  46. Dr S Millar Trinidad and Tobago January 2024

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

  48. Amendment to date no longer approved - Dr Niemczuk

  49. Dr Niemczuk from Cambridge added

  50. Dr R Gent – Lincolnshire added to the list

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

  52. Dr Townsley - Suffolk - Added to this list

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  60. Updated previously approved doctors 20th June 2023.

  61. Addition of Dr I McLardy and Dr B Paver

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

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

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

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

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

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

  68. Updated previously approved doctors 2nd December 2022.

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

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

  71. Added Dr J Crosbie and Dr J Newstead

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  81. updated list added

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

  83. edit attachment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  93. Updated document version for 1st August

  94. Updated form for doctors who were previously approved

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  109. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 28 September 2018

  110. Updated Doctors who were previously approved 13 August 2018

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

  112. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 18 July 2018

  113. Updated Doctors who were previously approved July 2018

  114. Updated Doctors who were previously approved June 2018

  115. Updated Doctors who were previously approved June 2018

  116. Updated Doctors who were previously approved, April 2018

  117. File updated to Doctors previously approved February 2018

  118. Updated Doctors who were previously approved - January 2018

  119. Updated Doctors who were previously approved December 2017

  120. Updated MCA previously approved doctors - November 2017

  121. Updated Doctors who were previously approved October 2017

  122. Updated Doctors who were previously approved September 2017

  123. Updated Doctors who were previously approved August 2017

  124. Updated Doctors who were previously approved July 2017

  125. Updated Doctors who were previously approved June 2017

  126. Updated Doctors who were previously approved April 2017

  127. Updated Doctors who were previously approved February 2017

  128. Updated Doctors previously approved list January 2017

  129. Updated previously approved doctors list

  130. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 1 November 2016

  131. List updated as of 1 October 2016

  132. List up dated as of 1st September 2016

  133. Updated list of doctors - August 2016

  134. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 1 July 2016.

  135. Updated list added

  136. Updated Doctors who were previously approved 1 June 2016

  137. Updated Doctors who were previously approved 1 May 2016

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

  139. Updated list attached.

  140. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 1 February 2016

  141. Updated for previously approved doctors list 1 January 2016

  142. Update MCA previously approved doctors 27 November 2015.

  143. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 05 November 2015.

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

  145. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 31 October 2015.

  146. Updated MCA previously approved doctors 26 October 2015.

  147. MCA previously approved doctors 23 September 2015

  148. 10 September 2015 edition uploaded

  149. 3 September 2015 revision uploaded

  150. Previously approved doctors list 28 August 2015 uploaded

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

  152. Updated MCA Previously approved doctors 03 July 2015

  153. Updated MCA Previously approved doctors 12 June 2015

  154. Updated Doctors who were previously approved 12 May 2015

  155. 5 May 2015 Version Uploaded

  156. First published.

Sign up for emails or print this page

Update history

2026-08-21 12:33
Added Dr H Jones.

2026-07-15 10:49
Added Dr S Parr-Burman and Dr M Johnson.

2026-07-09 07:21
Added Dr Bell from Swansea

2026-04-24 14:03
Added Dr C Thompson.

2026-04-07 12:06
Added Dr M Nnamonu.

2026-03-23 13:51
Added Dr Padday in Hampshire to list.

2026-03-16 14:45
Added Dr Anderson from Shetland and Dr Hounsome from Cornwall.

2026-02-18 15:20
Added Dr P Chatterjee

2026-01-23 10:03
Added Dr A Harrison and Dr A Ward

2026-01-15 16:44
Added Dr Spooner in Norfolk

2025-12-12 11:00
MCA previously approved doctors list updated 12th December 2025.

2025-12-12 08:46
MCA previously approved doctors has been updated 12th December 2025.

2025-11-20 09:58
Added Dr M Rodrigues Araujo

2025-10-28 10:20
Added Dr Lin previously at Zodiac Maritime Ltd

2025-09-16 11:38
Added Dr Hunt to the list after leaving Plymouth address.Added Dr C Watts from London

2025-09-04 15:37
Added Dr R Phillips from Glasgow.

2025-08-28 11:28
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.

2025-08-05 11:39
Added Dr Sorensen from Swansea.

2025-06-24 11:29
Removed Dr McPhee.

2025-06-20 16:20
Added Drs Cooper and Nelson to list.

2025-06-13 15:27
Added Dr McPhee

2025-04-25 14:53
Added Dr Leighton, Dr R Jones and Dr Edwards.

2025-03-18 11:49
Added Dr Egbe, Dr Ledger, Dr Rawlinson, Dr Labib, Dr Wear and Dr S Williams.

2025-02-05 07:53
Added Dr Hawkley from Aberdeen.Added Dr Metcalfe from Wales.

2025-01-24 11:29
Added Dr H Cousins

2024-12-18 10:57
Added Dr K Vernon from Hampshire

2024-12-06 14:12
Added Dr Kemp from Orkney to the list.

2024-11-21 15:54
Dr O Agboola – Manchester – Added

2024-10-03 09:54
Dr J Ross added.

2024-09-12 12:33
Added Dr’s A Lyon from Orkney and S McAndry from Isle of Man.

2024-08-23 12:18
Dr M Boyle – Oban – August 2024 added to the list

2024-07-23 14:24
Dr Veenhuizen added to the list of previously approved.

2024-07-17 14:37
Added Dr Kahn to previously approved list.

2024-07-02 15:05
Dr Lambert – Hampshire and IOW – Added – July 2024Dr Arter – Hampshire and IOW – Added – March 2024

2024-06-10 13:27
Dr K Wilson Edinburgh June 2024 added

2024-05-07 12:59
Dr A Threadgold, Middlesbrough, April 2024 added

2024-05-02 08:42
Added – Dr A Scott (Birmingham), Dr F Kopsacheilis (Dover), Dr G Little (Middlesbrough) – 31 March 2024 and Dr Mikuliszyn (Hull) – 30 April 2024

2024-04-03 11:45
Dr W Conrad – Newcastle-Upon-Tyne added.

2024-03-25 16:59
Dr Nicholl – Dubai, UAE, Dr M Aziz – Fleetwood, UK & Dr A Stoner – Cape Town, South Africa are no longer approved as of April 2024

2024-03-20 11:45
Dr P De Guzman, Philippines March 2024 added.

2024-03-19 09:39
Added – Dr V Parbhaker – Suffolk and Dr Pangan – Philippines – March 2024.

2024-03-06 08:04
Dr C Kleanthous added – LondonDr P Dean added – Devon

2024-03-01 15:41
Dr N Weiss – France: Added – no longer an approved doctor as of February 2024

2024-02-07 12:54
Editorial to reflect Dr O’Reilly left October 2023 not August as previously shown.

2024-02-05 09:24
Dr J Bush – Southampton added to the list

2024-01-24 09:51
Dr S Millar Trinidad and Tobago January 2024

2024-01-23 12:24
Dr M East – Grimsby – added to MCA previously approved doctors.

2023-12-12 08:41
Amendment to date no longer approved – Dr Niemczuk

2023-12-11 14:14
Dr Niemczuk from Cambridge added

2023-11-09 13:07
Dr R Gent – Lincolnshire added to the list

2023-10-31 09:42
Dr M Norman – Cardiff and Dr O Asatiani – Aberdeen added

2023-10-16 10:40
Dr Townsley – Suffolk – Added to this list

2023-09-04 15:16
Added Dr S Huddlestone Merseyside and Dr M Mann Hull, August 2023

2023-08-23 15:06
Dr O’Reilly added to the list as of August 2023

2023-08-09 09:41
Dr M Hadland has been added to the list.

2023-07-18 09:35
Updated MCA previously approved doctors 18th July 2023.

2023-07-07 12:16
Updated MCA previously approved doctors 7th July 2023.

2023-06-30 14:28
Updated MCA previously approved doctors 30th June 2023.

2023-06-23 14:02
Updated MCA previously approved doctors in the UK 23rd June 2023.

2023-06-20 14:15
Updated previously approved doctors 20th June 2023.

2023-06-02 07:46
Addition of Dr I McLardy and Dr B Paver

2023-03-30 13:05
Updated MCA previously approved doctors 30th March 2023.

2023-03-10 14:53
Updated MCA previously approved doctors 10th March 2023.

2023-03-07 12:43
Updated MCA previously approved doctors 7th March 2023.

2023-02-02 08:42
Updated MCA previously approved doctors 2nd February 2023.

2022-12-20 18:59
Updated MCA previously approved doctors 20th December 2022.

2022-12-16 17:49
Updated MCA previously approved doctors 16th December 2022.

2022-12-02 16:51
Updated previously approved doctors 2nd December 2022.

2022-10-28 14:19
Updated MCA previously approved doctors 28th October 2022.

2022-10-20 15:33
Updated MCA previously approved doctors 20th October 2022.

2022-08-31 11:54
Added Dr J Crosbie and Dr J Newstead

2022-08-15 10:27
Updated MCA previously approved doctors 15th August 2022.

2022-08-15 10:14
Updated MCA previously approved doctors 15th August 2022.

2022-05-04 15:09
Updated MCA previous approved doctors 4th May 2022.

2022-04-29 10:36
Updated MCA previously approved doctors 29th April 2022.

2022-03-29 16:27
Updated MCA previously approved doctors 29th March 2022.

2022-03-07 21:56
Updated MCA previously approved doctors list 7th March 2022.