[by Marine Society] It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Dr Ronald Hope CBE, at the age of 92. Director of the Seafarers' Education Service and College of the Sea from 1948,he became Director of The Marine Society when the two organisations merged in 1976. Upon retiring in 1986 he was appointed a CBE for his services to British Seafarers. Dr Hope is survived by his wife Marion, their two children and six grandchildren.