NSW Section - News
Reports of Section meetings and activities, articles of interest to Section members. Members proposing articles for inclusion in the Section News page should contact the Hon Secretary.
Technical Meeting - 5 July 2017 | |
Lachlan Colquhoun, Marine Engine Sales Manager and Eric Clarke, Service Division Manager, MAN Diesel & Turbo gave a presentation on Approaches to Efficiency in Marine Diesel Engines to a joint meeting with the IMarEST attended by 20 on 5 July in the Harricks Auditorium at Engineers Australia, Chatswood. | |
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Technical Meeting - 7 June 2017 | |
Lawry Doctors, Professor Emeritus at UNSW Sydney, gave a presentation on Hydrodynamics of High-performance Marine Vessels to a joint meeting with the IMarEST attended by 8 on a dark and stormy night on 7 June in Room 101 of the Ainsworth Building at UNSW Sydney, Kensington. | |
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Section Committee Meeting - 9 May 2017 | |
The NSW Section Committee met on 9 May and, other than routine matters, discussed: | |
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Technical Meeting - 3 May 2017 | |
Brenton Fischer, Director and General Manager at Sydney City Marine, gave a presentation on Shipyards Adapting to Changing Markets to a joint meeting with the IMarEST attended by 19 on 3 May in the auditorium at Royal Prince Edward yacht Club, 160 Wolseley Rd, Point Piper. | |
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Section Committee Meeting - 21 March 2017 | |
The NSW Section Committee met on 21 March and, other than routine matters, discussed: | |
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Visit of the Chief Executive - 1-3 March 2017 | |
The Chief Executive of RINA, Trevor Blakeley, visited Sydney on 1–3 March. | |
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Annual General Meeting - 1 March 2017 | |
The NSW Section held its nineteenth AGM on the evening of 1 March, following the March technical presentation in the Harricks Auditorium at Engineers Australia, Chatswood, attended by 10 with Alan Taylor in the chair. | |
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Technical Meeting - 1 March 2017 | |
Robin Sandell, Principal of Sandell Consulting, , gave a presentation on Making Ferries More Useful and more Efficient to a joint meeting with the IMarEST attended by 34 on 1 March in the Harricks Auditorium at Engineers Australia, Chatswood. | |
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Special Meeting - 1 March 2017 | |
Trevor Blakeley, Chief Executive of RINA, gave a presentation on The Route to Chartered Membership to a meeting attended by 14 on 1 March in the Harricks Auditorium at Engineers Australia, Chatswood. | |
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Technical Meeting - 1 February 2017 | |
Valerio Corniani, Marine Manager, Diab Group, gave a presentation on Designing for Slamming Loads on Composite Vessels to a joint meeting with the IMarEST. It was held on 1 February in the Harricks Auditorium at Engineers Australia, Chatswood and was attended by 29 people. | |
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