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Career tips, industry updates, leadership lessons and more, all available at the Professional Captains Association Knowledge Center. These members-only blog posts are directly from the desk of Captain Kent and are designed to help captains nation-wide build their skills.

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May 5, 2025 The U.S. Coast Guard’s proposed changes to aids to navigation in the Northeast — including the removal or relocation of numerous physical buoys — have sparked a complex but necessary conversation. The Coast Guard aims to modernize navigation by increasing reliance on electronic systems like GPS, AIS, and updated digital charts. On […]
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