Navigation Systems
Flotilla 11's navigation systems work: verifying aids to navigation and reporting chart corrections in northern Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands.
- Fall 2026
Flotilla 11 has verified all five bridges in its area and 26 of its 44 private aids to navigation this year, with 18 private aids still to go.
Summer 2026Flotilla Aid Verifiers completed a dozen PATON assignments in north Whatcom County and reported several discrepant aids to navigation.
- Spring 2026
Flotilla Aid Verifiers have been notified that 2026 PATON and bridge assignments are available, and one member completed AV training.
- Fall 2025
All bridge and 61% of PATON assignments are complete, with 17 of 44 PATONs expected to be finished by year end.
- Summer 2025
Two flotilla AVs have begun 2025 PATON verifications, completing 12 of 44 with two discrepancies reported.
- Spring 2025
The flotilla received its 2025 PATON and bridge assignments, held the annual AV refresher via Zoom, and asks boat crew to use electronic navigation systems for charting.
- Winter 2025
The flotilla verified 41 of 42 PATONs and all five bridges in 2024; an AV Workshop is scheduled at DTRAIN and the annual AV Refresher is expected in April.
- Fall 2024
Aid verifiers completed more PATON and bridge verifications, and boaters are advised of Swinomish Channel shoaling, retired NOAA raster charts, and a new way to access Local Notice to Mariners.
- Summer 2024
Flotilla aid verifiers have begun 2024 PATON verifications, and the last local NOAA raster charts are being retired in July.
- Spring 2024
Pam Chelgren-Koterba taught electronic chart sessions at the 2024 Seattle Boat Show, and the remaining Northwest District NOAA raster charts are being retired in May–July 2024.
- November 2023
The flotilla completed 23 of 38 PATONs and all five bridges in 2023, and Pam Chelgren-Koterba taught electronic navigation sessions; NOAA is retiring its paper raster charts.
- July 2023
Progress on the flotilla's 2023 PATON and bridge verifications, electronic navigation training sessions, and a notice that NOAA is retiring its paper raster charts.