Japan Coast Guard Academy
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The Japan Coast Guard Academy (Kaijō Ho'an Daigakkō) (JCGA) is a university-level service academy established within the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for the purpose of developing Coast Guard Officers. It is located in Kure, Hiroshima prefecture. The cadets and officer candidates learn specialized knowledge on international maritime law, naval police theory, maritime traffic policy, in a rigorous 4 year and 9 month curriculum unique to the Academy. Graduates of JCGA go out into the fleet as junior officers, alternatively working at land-based offices and Coast Guard vessels as they advance in their careers.
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