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Official Mississippi Boating Handbook Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks

It's the Law: On the Water

Diver-Down Flags

  • Federal law requires that scuba divers or snorkelers on federally controlled waters display the Alfa diver-down flag to mark their diving area.
  • Vessels should stay as far away from a diver-down flag as is reasonable and prudent for the circumstances. The suggested safe distance from a flag is 100 yards.

Divers Flag: A rectangular red flag with a white diagonal stripe is used on Mississippi state waters.

Rectangular red flag with white diagonal stripe

Alfa Flag: A blue and white International Code Flag A (or Alfa flag) is used on federally controlled waters.

White and blue vertically striped flag

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