Boating laws may require that a diving flag be displayed during diving
activities.
Boats near diving operations must remain a minimum distance (see chapter 2) from areas
displaying the “diver down” flag or boats displaying the “code alpha flag."
Code Flag Alpha -
A blue and white flag displayed from boats during dive
operations.
Diver Down Flag -
A rectangular red flag with a white diagonal stripe
displayed from a float during diving operations.
