Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Anthony Woo’s world opened up when he completed the dockyard apprenticeship scheme in 1961. He joined Shell Tankers and sailed to many ports in Asia and Australia. He reflects on the contributions of the engineering apprentices from the Dockyard Technical College in the 1950s and 1960s and their wish to mentor the young engineers of Singapore.

00:00 Internationally Recognised Scheme

03:47 Ships & Harbours

12:49 Working on a Warship

16:25 21st Birthday on a Ship

18:19 Joining Shell Tankers

27:17 Yokohama, Niigata, Sydney, Plaju

32:26 Contributions of the Engineering Apprentices

37:10 Contributions of Shell

40:47 Mentoring Young Engineers

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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. This is Dr Loh KS, the people’s historian, and I speak to people on their memories of Singapore before it became a global city.

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