Peter was fiercely proud of his Welsh roots.


IIMS Chief Executive Officer, Mike Schwarz, writes:


Sad news reached IIMS that Peter Morgan HonFIIMS passed away on Easter Sunday, 4th


April 2021. Those who


knew Peter personally, or who had met him, will be aware of his fine technical reputation and skills going back years. He was a long-standing member of the Institute, had a seat on the management board for some time and was President from 2010 to 2012. Despite his diminutive stature, Peter was a larger-than-life character, optimistic in his outlook, a formidable individual and fiercely proud of his Welsh roots.


To me Peter was simply 'Mr Coatings and Corrosion' and that is how I regarded him - someone to turn to with a technical query on coatings and corrosion. Frankly, what Peter did not know about paint failure was probably not worth knowing! It was a subject area he turned into a specialism and became known for and a space in which he operated successfully for many years. Indeed, Peter was heavily involved in the development and delivery of the Registered Marine Coatings Inspector (RMCI) qualification and standard. To date, more than 120 inspectors have achieved the qualification. Peter was lead tutor for the programme and ran the pilot course in September 2014 at Portchester Sailing Cub in Hampshire, before leading the first courses for real.


Peter Morgan (right) with Bridget Hogan (Director of Publishing for The Nautical Institute)


Paul Homer, Peter and Satish Anand at the 2014 Conference


Peter survived a major health scare a few years ago and I still clearly remember that day when he called to inform me. He rang and sounded a bit flustered. I routinely asked how he was doing, and he replied, “not well”. He then told me he was calling directly from his hospital bed having suffered a major heart attack, which required surgery to rectify. I told him to hang up immediately and let the medics get on with their essential work. But that was not Peter’s way it seems. His direct concern was the presentation he was scheduled to give to delegates at the forthcoming International Superyacht Coatings Conference in Amsterdam. I told Peter not to fret over it and I would handle the presentation. At this point, he insisted he should supply me with some content and slides! Remarkable, yet crazy too, but the mark of the man.


My last conversation with Peter was just a couple of weeks before he died. I had called him to ask for his opinion on the Marine Corrosion Prospectus for the new professional qualification IIMS is poised to launch. He gave me his overwhelming support and a big ‘thumbs up’ which counted for a great deal. No further words were necessary from him.


Peter leaves a sizeable legacy and will be sadly missed by those IIMS members who knew him and his colleagues in the wider marine world. The industry has lost a giant in this field and he will be fondly remembered by all who knew him.


Our thoughts are with his wife Sylvie and his family.


Peter Morgan (right) with Capt Zarir Irani


Rest in Peace Peter Morgan.


The Report • June 2021 • Issue 96 | 35


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