MCA independent medical referees

MCA INDEPENDENT MEDICAL REFEREES

27 September 2018

Any seafarer (including new entrants) found :

permanently unfit (Category 4), or
temporarily unfit (Category 3), or
fit only for restricted service (Category 2),

will be issued with a Notice of Failure/Restriction form (ENG 3), giving them a right of review (appeal) by one of the following independent medical referees appointed by the Secretary of State for the Department for Transport.

A seafarer may only appeal against a restriction or a period of temporarily unfitness if the validity of his/her certificate is greater than 3 months.

Applications for review should initially be made to the MCA's Medical Administration Section at the address provided on the ENG 3 form.
Referees should not be contacted directly.

Name	Location
Dr J Broome	Newcastle
Dr M Groom	Bristol & Dorset
Dr K Hartington	Portsmouth
Dr F Dick	Aberdeen
Dr M Hilditch	Inverness
Dr C Ide	Hamilton
Dr R Johnston	Plymouth
Dr M Patel	Guildford
Dr K Sarangi	Liverpool