Japan Coast Guard Academy

Japan Coast Guard Academy
海上保安大学校
Former names
Kure Maritime Safety University
Motto正義仁愛 (Seigi Jin'ai)
Motto in English
Humanity & Justice
TypeUniversity-level Service academy
Established1951
PrincipalMasaki Kasai
StudentsApproximately 240 cadets
Location
5-1 Wakaba-cho, Kure-shi
,
Hiroshima 737-8512
,
CampusSuburban
NicknameHodai
AffiliationsNIAD-QE, GRIPS
Websitewww.jcga.ac.jp
JCGA is located in Japan
JCGA
JCGA
Japan Coast Guard Academy in Hiroshima

The Japan Coast Guard Academy (海上保安大学校, 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 and training students to offer several recurrent education. It is located in Kure, Hiroshima prefecture.

The cadets and officer candidates rigorously learn specialized knowledge on international maritime law, naval police theory, maritime traffic policy, etc.

Graduates of JCGA go out into the convoy as junior officers, alternatively working at land-based offices and Coast Guard vessels as they advance in their careers.[1][2][circular reference]

  1. ^ "海上保安大学校". Japan Coast Guard Academy. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ "JCGA". ja.wikipedia.org.