Sir Francis Anthony Charles Peter Hartwell, 6th Baronet (born 1 June 1940) is a master mariner, marine surveyor, nautical consultant and, since 1993, 6th Baronet Hartwell of Dale Hall, Essex.
[1] He was educated at Bedford Modern School, the Thames Nautical Training College and HMS Worcester.
He became a master mariner in 1972, assistant nautical inspector and cargo superintendent (Overseas Containers Limited) at the P&O Group (1958–71).
Thereafter, he was chief officer of North Sea operations at Ocean Inchcape Limited (1972–73) before engaging in overseas port management in Nigeria, Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia (1975–87).
[1] Hartwell is currently a marine consultant, a director of International Diamond Drilling in West Africa (since 1999) and also conducts survey and inspection assignments in oil, gas and shipping services in Lagos, Nigeria (since 2000).