This red flag with a diagonal white stripe is a diver down flag. When this flag is being displayed on the water it provides a warning to boaters to the presence of divers in the water. South Carolina State law requires boaters to stay clear and to slow to idle speed if passing close to the flag. Divers flying the flag from boats must do so only when divers are in the water and should not fly it constantly or during surface intervals. Diver safety depends on Fishermen, Recreational Boaters and Divers sharing our states waterways.
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