Welcome to the District 13 Web Site
Welcome! We are the Thirteenth District of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. This is one of the largest districts, in geographical area, covering four states in the Pacific Northwest: Washington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho. There are over 4,400 miles of shoreline from the mighty Pacific to lakes and navigable rivers. Our district is comprised of two sectors: Sector Puget Sound, Sector Columbia River.
Our responsibility to the U.S. Coast Guard, our Marine partners, and the boating public is that we carry out our number one job: Recreational Boating Safety (RBS)! Semper Paratus!
District Commodore: COMO Klaas Nijhuis ~ District Chief of Staff: Mark Hannibal
If you need TCT Refresher and or Ops Workshop, please check out the in-person, hybrid and virtual opportunities here in D13 (see calendar) and elsewhere
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is requesting
assistance and participation in a joint venture with the Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Click the FEMA GDA link for a sign-up form and additional details about this Geospatial Damage Assessment project.
The Emergency Management & Disaster Response Directorate (Q) will be the single point of contact for this project with CG-Office of Emergency Management and FEMA personnel.
All requests for information regarding this project should be directed to Mr. Dan Jacquish, Q Special Projects - Division Chief, at [email protected]
Feature Articles: Art like No Other & Auxiliarist visit Ballard Locks
February/March 2025 Recognition for Achievements
Joie C. FL 11 ICS 100, 700Trisha R. FL 22 BQ
John R. FL 22 ICS 200
Clayton S. FL 22 WEA (Auxiliary Operations Specialist Course)
Jeffrey M. FL 24 BQ
Robert H. FL 33 IMSEP, WEA (Auxiliary Operations Specialist Courses course)
Darlene P-M. FL 73 ICS 100, 700
Patrick N. FL 76 Operations Policy Exam
Kenneth R. FL 87 Type 3 MTSR Unit Leader Workshop
David B. FL 87 ICS 700
Niklas B FL18 TCO
Dana T FL 22 Instructor
Timothy S. FL 87 ICS 100, 700
January - March 2025 New Members*
Ted H. FL11John W. FL 12
Clayton S. FL 22
Claudia H. FL 25
Matthew G. FL 25
Donald H. FL 44
Jill K. FL 48
Libby S. FL 48
Mark D. FL 62
Mikayla G. FL 73
Robert J. FL 76
Darlene P-M. FL 87
Lawrence L. FL 10-5
District 13 is adopting “Net 3” which is a recruiting and retention program resulting in an
increase of three new members per unit per year for the next 5 years. That will bring up our
membership to around 1,350 total members by 2029.
Within the District for 2025 so far, we have a total net increase of 7, after 2 retirements and 4
disenrollments.
Our Mission is Recreational Boating Safety!
Free Vessel Safety Check | Boating Safety Courses
Life Jacket Info | Aids to Navigation
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