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U.S. Coast Guard District 13 - Pacific Northwest
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary National Site U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary District 13 Website
Local Notice to MarinersU.S. Coast Guard District 13 Navigation Center
NOAA: National Weather Service
Regional Weather Radar
Army Corps of Engineers Dams and LocksThe Portland District of the Army Corps of Engineers maintains a recreation information site with information on using the locks, lock schedules, and other useful information. Please be aware that Corps of Engineers has implemented a recreational lockage schedule on the Columbia-Snake Inland Waterway system. Recreational vessels may only use the locks at the times designated by this schedule.
Army Corps of Engineers River SurveysHydrographic Surveys of the Columbia River Channel - These charts, showing the depths in the Columbia Channel, are updated on a regular basis.
Navigation RulesResponsible boating requires a good understanding of the Navigation Rules. We recommend that all boaters get a copy of the rules and understand them -- no matter what vessel you operate YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THE NAVRULES!
Be aware that on the Columbia River the Inland Rules apply until you pass the COLREGS demarcation line towards the sea. This COLREGS line for the Columbia is "A line drawn from the seaward extremity of the Columbia River North Jetty (above water) 155° true to the seaward extremity of the Columbia River South Jetty (above water)." 33CFR80.1365
U.S. Aids to Navigation SystemWhat is that yellow buoy? On what side do I pass the green buoy? What is a daymark? Make sure you understand what the Aids to Navigation mean. See the U.S.C.G. Boating Safety pages on the US ATON System.
Please Note: If you see a Navigation Aid that has moved, is damaged, obscured, missing, or otherwise inoperative please report the problem to the Coast Guard on Channel 16. You can contact the Thirteenth District Aids to Navigation Office at: 206-220-7270
ALL AIDS TO NAVIGATION ARE PROTECTED BY LAW. It's a criminal offense to cause any damage or hindrance to the proper operation of any aid. Do not alter, deface, move or destroy any aid to navigation. Never tie a vessel to a buoy, daybeacon or light structure. Avoid anchoring so close to an aid that the aid is obstructed (hidden) from sight of another vessel. Report all intentional or unintentional collisions with navigation aids to the U.S. Coast Guard.
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