Coxswain Peter Bisson of St Peter Port joined the lifeboat crew in 1980 and became second coxswain in 1984 before being appointed coxswain in 1986. Together with his fellow crew members he was awarded a bronze medal in 1981 for the rescue of 29 of the crew of the Ecuadorian motor vessel Bonita which was listing heavily in winds gusting to hurricane force and very high seas. (A gold medal was awarded to the then coxswain Michael Scales for this service.) In 1985, whilst acting coxswain, he was accorded a bronze second-service clasp in recognition of the service carried out to the French yacht Matam 11 in a strong southerly gale from which the crew of three were rescued.

Peter is married with two children and is a stonemason by trade..