2019 Tennessee Code
Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees
Chapter 9 - Boating Regulation
Part 4 - Diving Safety
§ 69-9-401. Display, use and illumination of divers-down flags.
(a) All divers shall prominently display a divers-down flag in the area in which they are diving when diving in an area other than one customarily used for swimming only.
(b) Divers shall not display a divers-down flag any longer than thirty (30) minutes before and after the dive.
(c) Divers shall surface within fifty feet (50′) of the divers-down flag.
(d) When diving after dusk, divers shall illuminate the divers-down flag to make it visible from at least three hundred feet (300′).
(e) No one shall use a divers-down flag to stop, limit, or otherwise affect the flow of water traffic.
(f) Violations of this section shall be punished as follows:
(1) First offense, a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00);
(2) Second offense, a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00); and
(3) Third offense, a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and up to six (6) months imprisonment.
