When you fly a dive flag, you must _____.

When you fly a dive flag, you must _____.

• A. Remove the flag when divers are not in the water
• B. Fly from your surface support station
• C. All of the above
• D. Dive near the flag

Answer: (C)

Dive flags serve to mark where divers are in the water and to keep boats and other watercraft clear of the area. Because of that, the flag needs to be displayed from a surface support station so it’s clearly visible to anyone nearby, guiding traffic away from the divers. It’s also important to remove the flag when there are no divers in the water to avoid giving a false impression that diving is still active. Finally, diving within the flagged area helps keep the divers and their signal tied to the same safe zone, ensuring others know exactly where the operation is taking place. So, the best practice is to do all of these: display the flag from the surface support station, remove it when divers are out of the water, and stay within the flagged area while diving.

Dive flags serve to mark where divers are in the water and to keep boats and other watercraft clear of the area. Because of that, the flag needs to be displayed from a surface support station so it’s clearly visible to anyone nearby, guiding traffic away from the divers. It’s also important to remove the flag when there are no divers in the water to avoid giving a false impression that diving is still active. Finally, diving within the flagged area helps keep the divers and their signal tied to the same safe zone, ensuring others know exactly where the operation is taking place. So, the best practice is to do all of these: display the flag from the surface support station, remove it when divers are out of the water, and stay within the flagged area while diving.