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GORDON SCOTT - MACHINE ENGINEER
Video clip of "First Day Inside the Machine Shop" (Image: Gordon Scott)First Day Inside the Machine Shop
Gordon Scott recalls his apprenticeship and his first days working in the yard feeling like a 'little boy lost'. He also talks about how the older men played a practical joke on him during his first week of work.
Video clip of "Typical Day of a Machine Engineer" (Image: Gordon Scott)Typical Day of a Machine Engineer
Gordon Scott describes a typical day working as a machine engineer. It was a dirty job but difficult working conditions and long shifts, but he loved every minute of it.
Video clip of "Dangerous Jobs" (Image: Gordon Scott)Dangerous Jobs
Gordon Scott explains how the shipyard could be a dangerous place for machine engineers, and how everything in his line of work was incredibly hot to touch. He also talks about a shipyard accident.


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