ENG1 Medical Near Me: Approved UK Doctors by City (2026)

20 Oct 2026

ENG1 medical near me: how to find an approved UK doctor

To get an ENG1 medical near you, choose a doctor from the MCA's list of approved doctors in the UK and book with them directly by phone, email or online. Only a doctor named on that list can issue an ENG1 (sometimes written ENG 1). An ordinary GP or clinic that isn't on the list can't. In the UK the fee is fixed at £115.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency splits the list into England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Crown Dependencies. All five pages were last updated on 12 October 2026. The tables below cover the approved doctors in the UK's main maritime and yachting hubs, with details exactly as the MCA list shows them. If you're new to all this, our ENG1 medical certificate guide explains what the certificate is and how long it lasts. This post is just about finding a doctor and getting booked.

Check the live list before you book. Doctors get added, removed and marked "temporarily unavailable". An ENG1 from a doctor who isn't approved is worthless. Coming up first on Google for "ENG1 near me" doesn't mean a clinic is approved. It takes thirty seconds to find the doctor's name on the gov.uk page.

ENG1 medical in Glasgow

Glasgow has five practices doing ENG1 medicals, with six named doctors. Most are in the city centre:

Dr Morris is the only doctor in Glasgow who lists a booking website. For the others, ring or email. If Glasgow is full, the nearest options on the list are Barns Medical Practice in Ayr (Dr P Dawson and Dr J Ledger, 40 Dalbair Road, KA7 1UL, 01292 281439) and two practices in Edinburgh: Davidson Mains Medical Centre (Dr J Ewen, 0131 336 2291) and Victoria Practice in Leith (Dr I McKay and Dr Y Lalloo, 0131 465 2950).

ENG1 medical in Southampton and the Solent

The Solent has more approved doctors than any other yachting area on the list:

Ocean Village Marina in Southampton; the city has two approved ENG1 practices, with Hamble, Winchester and Lymington close by. Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The doctors in Hamble and Lymington are the closest to the marinas and yacht yards on the Hamble River and in the western Solent. Dr Tomson and Dr Prendergast take bookings online. Further west, Poole has two approved practices: Village Surgery (Dr A Shearman, 01202 525252) and The Newman Practice (Dr A Newman and Dr M Shoebridge, 01202 338979).

ENG1 medical in Plymouth and Devon

Plymouth Hoe and the Sound. The MCA list has three approved doctors in Plymouth and one across the Tamar in Saltash. Photo: Trysca, public domain.

ENG1 medical in Falmouth and Cornwall

Falmouth Haven, with the docks behind. Cornwall Medicals lists a second address at Falmouth Business Park. Photo: Jonathan Hutchins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

ENG1 doctors in other UK maritime hubs

London

Dr Firth also practises at CEDA Healthcare in Reigate, Surrey. If you're flying out of Heathrow to join a boat, Dr Alvi is the closest.

Liverpool and Merseyside

Aberdeen

Newcastle and Tyne and Wear

Up the coast in Blyth, Dr M Jackson (Express Offshore Medicals NE, 07717 180771) is also listed.

Belfast and Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland has two approved doctors. In Belfast, Dr W Jenkinson is at Occupational Health, 11 Ormeau Business Park, 8 Cromac Avenue, BT7 2JA (028 90333762). In Holywood, Dr D Todd is at 352 Healthcare, Maypole Clinic, 5-7 Shore Road, BT18 9HX (028 90500352, [email protected]).

Everywhere else

The list also covers Bristol, Cumbria, Dorset (Poole and Portland), Essex, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Greater Manchester, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Suffolk, Sussex, the West Midlands and Yorkshire. Wales is on it too (Cardiff, Newport, Neath, Holyhead, Anglesey and Pembrokeshire), along with Dundee, Inverness, Fort William, Connel (near Oban) and the Scottish islands, plus one doctor each in Jersey and the Isle of Man. A couple of entries elsewhere are marked "temporarily unavailable", which is one more reason to check the live list.

What an ENG1 costs in the UK

The MCA's seafarers medical certification guidance is clear: the current fee for an ENG1 is £115 (very roughly €130, depending on the exchange rate). The limit is set in UK regulations, so a UK approved doctor can't charge you more for the standard medical.

The exception is extra tests. If you need something like a step test, the doctor can charge more, but this has to be agreed with whoever is paying before the test is done.

If you're employed in the UK, your employer pays. Most green crew aren't employed by anyone yet, so plan to pay the £115 yourself and count it as part of your startup costs, along with your STCW.

Book early, before the spring crew-up

Many Med boats crew up in spring, and a lot of new crew try to get their ENG1 and STCW done in the same few weeks before flying to Antibes or Palma. Don't leave yours until then.

• Book as soon as you've decided to go. Most doctors on the list take bookings by phone or email. Some have an online diary.
• Try a few doctors. If your nearest is full, the next town over may have a slot this week.
• Renewing? Don't leave it to the last week. An ENG1 that expires before your start date is an easy reason for a captain to move on to the next CV.

Heading abroad before you've sorted it? We cover the approved doctors on the Riviera in ENG1 doctors in Antibes and the three in the US in ENG1 in Fort Lauderdale. The Riviera doctors who publish a fee charge €170, so if you're in the UK, book here.

What to bring to your ENG1 medical

The clinic will tell you what to bring when you book. The MCA guidance asks for:

• Your current ENG1 or equivalent, if you have one
• Any medication you're taking
• Glasses or contact lenses, plus spares
• Your GP's name and phone number
• Any reports or letters from your GP, if you've recently been to hospital or under a consultant
• Valid photo ID: passport, driving licence, national ID or citizen's card, or discharge book/seaman's card

Be straight with the doctor. You must tell them if you've failed an ENG1, been given restrictions, or didn't finish an ENG1 exam with another approved doctor. If you don't, the MCA can treat it as "doctor shopping", and that could invalidate your ENG1.

For what happens in the exam itself, and what an ENG3 means if you're found unfit, read what to expect at your ENG1 medical.

When do you get your ENG1 certificate?

If you pass, you'll usually get your certificate on the day of the examination. It won't be same-day if the doctor has concerns about your fitness and needs more medical information or advice from the MCA's chief medical adviser. If the decision is likely to take a while, you'll be given a temporarily unfit certificate in the meantime.

Quick answers

How much is an ENG1 in the UK? £115. That's the fee set in UK regulations, and extra tests can cost more if they're agreed in advance.

Can my GP do an ENG1? Only if your GP is named on the MCA's approved list. Plenty of approved doctors work out of ordinary surgeries, but a GP who isn't on the list can't issue an ENG1.

How long does an ENG1 take? It's a single appointment, and if you pass you usually walk out with the certificate the same day.

How do I find an ENG1 approved doctor near me? Search the MCA's UK approved doctors list, which is sorted by nation and then by county or city, and contact the doctor directly. The tables above cover the main hubs.

Will an ML5 do instead? No. The ML5 is a lower-level medical and won't get you a yacht job. See ENG1 equivalent medical certificates for what is accepted.

Once you've got your ENG1

With your ENG1 medical done and STCW Basic Training behind you, you have the minimum a captain needs to see. Next comes getting in front of boats. Our yacht jobs guide covers where jobs are posted and the steps to your first one. The dockwalking guide and how to build a yacht CV cover the legwork.

You can also let captains come to you. Radius checks your ENG1 (or an accepted equivalent) when you add it to your profile. Crew with a valid ENG1, STCW, a CV and a recent check-in show up on the map for captains looking for crew nearby. It's free for crew: create your profile.