Tennessee § 69-9-402 - Location, measurements and illumination of divers-down flags.
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§ 69-9-402. Location, measurements and illumination of divers-down flags.
Any boats used as diver stations, diver support boats, or diver supply boats shall display the divers-down flag from their mast or flag staff during the dive. The divers-down flags shall be no smaller than twenty inches (20") by twenty-four inches (24"). Divers not associated with the boats shall display a divers-down flag no smaller than twelve inches (12") by twelve inches (12"). After dark, divers shall illuminate divers-down flags to make them visible from at least three hundred feet (300'). At all times such divers-down flags shall be visible from three hundred sixty degrees (360°). This section shall apply only to waterways customarily used by boat traffic. Violations of this section shall be punished as follows: First offense, a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00); Second offense, a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00); and Third offense, a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250). Acts 1984, ch. 732, § 2; T.C.A. § 69-10-402 ; Acts 2007, ch. 185, §§ 16, 17. Cross-References. Divers-down flags, definition, § 69-9-204 .
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