Training & Qualifications
Member training, qualifications and exercises.
Member TrainingTraining completed by members since the Spring edition, including Kat (Mary) Scanlon becoming Basically Qualified and a Vessel Examiner.
Summer on PatrolFlotilla 11's Boat Crew provided a safety presence for the Ski to Sea race and Bellingham's FIFA World Cup fan zone, and drilled man-overboard recovery.
Into the Water: The PPE SwimFive Flotilla 11 Boat Crew members completed the annual in-water PPE swim this spring to test their gear and practice self-rescue.
- Flotilla 13-01-01: 2025 Year in Review
A data-driven look at Flotilla 11's 2025 activity hours, training completions and awards, drawn from AUXDATA II reporting.
- Member Training
New qualifications for Bret (Vessel Examiner) and Monica (Program Visitor), plus a list of the 13 training activities members have completed so far this year.
- Member Training
Congratulations to members for an AuxOp certification, a NW District “Century Club” Award, a 10-year membership certificate and a challenge coin, and a Core Training Blitz was held November 8.
- Emergency Management Team
Sector Puget Sound is establishing an Auxiliary Emergency Management Team to support contingency exercises, ICS training and contingency planning, coordinated by Auxiliarist Stephen Hueffed.
FEMA Geospatial Damage AssessmentsAuxiliarists trained on FEMA’s mapping system help record disaster damage; a flotilla member’s team identified damaged buildings in Ruidoso, New Mexico, supporting a federal disaster declaration.
- Member Training
Manny Eusebio completed the requirements for AuxOp, and a hybrid Core Training Blitz is planned for the fall.
Annual PPE SwimFlotilla boat crew and coxswains tested their drysuits for leaks at the annual PPE “swim” at Bloedel Donovan swimming beach on April 26.
- Auxiliary Chaplain Support – Navy Chaplain School
Flotilla member Dr. Lyle Schrag, a founder of the Auxiliary Chaplain Support program, joined three other ACS chaplains at the Navy Chaplain School’s Basic Leadership Course in February 2025.
- Member Training
How flotilla members can complete self-administered core training, optional workshops, instructor-led refreshers and boat crew qualification materials.
- 2025 Auxiliary C-Schools
The Coast Guard has released the 2025 Auxiliary C-School calendar of courses members can attend under orders to build mission skills.
- Member Training
Guidance on required core training, 2025 workshops, the Northwest District DTRAIN conference in Tukwila, and boat crew qualification materials.
OperationsFlotilla boat crews trained with Skagit County agencies on July 27, and three members completed boat crew qualification check rides with Station Bellingham.
- Member Training
The flotilla's mid-year training summary, including boat crew qualification exams and new Suicide Prevention core training completions.
- D-TRAIN Highlights
At the Northwest District conference in Clackamas, Oregon, Peter Border received the Century Club Award for 2023 and Pam Chelgren-Koterba was recognized for a second Meritorious Team Award.
- Member Training
A list of the workshops and core training courses completed by flotilla members during the first half of 2024.
- Member Training
Workshops, core training refreshers and courses completed by Flotilla 11 members from November 2023 to March 2024.
OperationsThree Flotilla 11 members completed their check ride with USCG Station Bellingham.
- Member Training
A list of the annual trainings, workshops and courses completed by Flotilla 11 members in the first half of 2023.