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The article highlights the annual golf tournament of the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Section of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held July 8, 2006. The team of Param Toor, Bob Bigdnes, Malcolm Barker and Will O'Neill won the annual PNW Trophy. Among the golf tournament's sponsors were Lloyd's North America Inc. and Finnings Inc.

The article focuses on the 2005 meeting of the Pacific Northwest Section of the Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers at Cheer's Restaurant in North Vancouver, British Columbia. The meeting was attended by 22 members. The key note speaker was Vlad Prato of the North American Manager of Liferaft Systems Australia. He highlighted his research on marine evacuation systems (MES). Prato defined MES as an approved means of evacuating a ship's passengers.

Reports on the annual Spring meeting of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers in the Pacific Northwest section. Association with the Society of Boat and Yacht Designers (SBYD); Introductory remarks from president Donald Robertson of the SBYD; Discussion of the code interpretation of the vessel design.