California Boating

Laws and Safety Equipment
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9	Whistle Bell and Horn
10	Navigation Lights
11	Pollution and Garbage
12	Safe and Legal Operation
13	Personal Watercraft
14	Water Skiing
15	Diving
16	Boating Under the Influence
17	Accidents
18	Chapter Review

SKIN AND SCUBA DIVERS

A red flag with a white diagonal running from the upper left hand corner to the lower right hand corner (from masthead to lower outside corner) and known as the “Divers Flag” shall, when displayed on the water, indicate the presence of a person engaged in diving in the water in the immediate area.

Recognition of this flag by regulation will not be construed as conferring any rights or privileges on its users, and its presence in a water area will not be construed in itself as restricting the use of the water area so marked.
Operators of vessels will, however, exercise precaution commensurate with conditions indicated.
This flag may be displayed only when diving is in progress.
It is not required to carry a divers flag for any purpose.

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