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INSIGHTS you like to see ramped up in terms of getting these Marad involved with this effort today? cadets – in Texas and at the other six schools – ready

We do support several high school- level programs across for the next big disruptive event?

the country, in addition to the previously mentioned col-

Dynamic Positioning has been around for a while now, lege-level Maritime Centers of Excellence program that we so it is good to see this becoming a part of mainstream cur- are just getting started. It is extremely encouraging to see riculum. That said; there are other emerging areas where the increasing number of maritime schools nationwide, our future mariners need to be better equipped. Certainly, and I have visited several of them. Just the other day, I was we should be looking at increased use of technology, auto- in New York City to visit the Harbor School on Governor’s mation, and AI in shipping operations/business in general, Island, NY and participated in their 15th anniversary cel- but even more critical right now is to prepare all our fu- ebrations. It was great to see the enthusiasm in the faces of ture mariners in the realm of cyber security. With the high the students who were practically involved in vessel opera- level of integration of shipboard control and operational tions, marine biology, and several other maritime areas of systems found in today’s ships – and the vulnerabilities interest. They were thriving on the water; the future of our that invites – we need to do a far better job preparing our industry right there! young mariners to operate con