| Date | Presenter / Topic |
| September 1997 | Mr. Gary Root / The Art and Science of Marine Salvage |
| October | Yong Liou / Conversion of the USNS WORTHY (ex T-AGOS 14) |
| December | Mr Randy Gilbert / Safety Management Systems, Information Technology and Ship Design How Do They All Fit Together? |
| January 1998 | Tour of the Training Ship Golden Bear, and the Steam Training Simulator |
| February | Maria-Celia Ximenes and Mark R. Buetzow / Structural Design and Ice Strengthening of the Hibernia Shuttle |
| April | Shih-wei Liao and Dominique Roddier / Simulation of Breaking Waves - Theory and Experiments |
| June | LCDR Carl Frank / USCG Deep Water Project Planning for the Complete Replacement of all USCG Oceangoing Vessels |