Verifying the approval status ensures that your seafarer medical certificate is valid and accepted by shipping companies and maritime authorities.
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Cancelled DGS-approved doctors are medical practitioners whose approval to conduct seafarer medical examinations has been permanently cancelled by the Directorate General of Shipping due to serious violations or non-compliance.
Approval may be cancelled due to malpractice, issuing fraudulent medical certificates, repeated regulatory violations, or failure to comply with maritime medical examination guidelines.
Suspension is usually temporary and may be lifted after compliance, while cancellation generally means permanent removal of approval by the Directorate General of Shipping.
Verifying the approval status ensures that your seafarer medical certificate is valid and accepted by shipping companies and maritime authorities.
The updated list is published by the Directorate General of Shipping on its official website under the maritime health or medical examiner section.