It's The Law: Required Equipment

Other Equipment

Diver Down Flags

• Nevada law requires that persons scuba diving, skin diving, or snorkeling display a diver-down flag to mark their diving area and that they stay within 100 feet of the flag. The flag must be in place only while diving operations are in progress. If diving between sunset and sunrise, the flag must be illuminated.
• Vessels not engaged in diving operations must remain at least 100 feet from the diver-down flag, except in the case of an emergency. Vessels not engaged in diving operations must reduce speed to "no wake speed" if within a distance of 100 to 200 feet of the diver-down flag, except in the case of an emergency.
• Two types of flags are used to indicate diving activity.

Illustrations	Types of Flags
	Divers Flag: A rectangular red flag, at least 12 x 12 inches in size, with a white diagonal stripe (at least 1/5 the width of the flag) attached to a vessel, float, or buoy
	Alfa Flag: A blue and white International Code Flag A (or Alfa flag) usually flown from a vessel
	Skier-Down Flag: An international orange flag, at least 12 x 12 inches in size

Skier-Down Flag

Nevada law states that vessels towing person(s) on water skis or other similar devices must carry and use an international orange skier-down flag, at least 12 x 12 inches in size, whenever the towed person(s) is in the water preparing to be towed or waiting to be picked up by the towing vessel.