Section 05.25.012. Diver's flag.

A person who is in the water using an underwater breathing device may display a diver's flag constructed of rigidly supported material at least 12 inches by 12 inches in area of red background with a white diagonal stripe. This diver's flag may be displayed on a boat or surface float and must extend a minimum distance of three feet from the surface of the water. The diver's flag shall be placed at or near the point of submergence and constitutes a warning that a diver is submerged and may be within 100 feet of the flag.  A diver shall remain within 100 feet of the diver's flag while at or near the surface.  A boat operator within sight of a diver's flag shall proceed with caution, steering clear of the flag by a distance of 100 feet.  Outside commercial shipping lanes, boats maneuvering within a 100-foot radius of a diver's flag shall be slowed to no-wake speeds or five miles per hour, whichever is necessary to maintain steerage in the seaway.  A diver's flag shall be displayed only while diving operations are underway.

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(Sec. 1 ch 29 SLA 1980)