Robert Davidson

Interview Outline

02:27 What motivated you or join Cal Maritime?
03:14 Did the students live on campus?
04:21 What was your day-to-day experience like?
05:16 What kind of instruction did you receive?
07:32 Did you wear uniforms?
08:47 What was your experience of standing watch?
09:33 Do you have any memories to share of your classmates?
10:31 What did you do for fun?
12:38 What responsibilities did you have as Cadet Chief Engineer?
13:37 What license did you attain?
14:28 Did your time at Cal Maritime prepare you for the licensing exams?
14:52 Do you remember anything about the school administration while you were here?
15:40 What memories can you share about the training cruises?
20:03 What do you remember most of your time as a cadet
21:51 How do you think the school has changed?
22:50 What do you think of having women on campus as students now?
23:15 Can you tell us about your early careers as a professional mariner?
30:59 Do you have any more experience form the war years that you’d like to share?
32:59 Who did you sail with after the war?
35:52 After you finished sailing, what did you do?
38:17 How do you think your time as a cadet prepared you for your career?
39:56 What made you decide to come to Cal Maritime?
41:21 How did you feel when you arrived on campus for the first time?
42:00 Since you graduated and had a career have you maintained connections at the school?
42:35 Did most of your classmates keep sailing?
44:00 Can you tell us about the pay slip documents you brought today? What was the pay in your early career?
46:13 If you had to do it again, would you have taken the same path? Would you encourage young people today to come to Cal Maritime?
47:00 Where do your travels take you?
48:10 Which ports did you find the most interesting?
51:00 What advice would you give to cadet entering the engineering program now?