{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-05.25.012","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 05.25.012","heading":"Diver's flag.","body":"A person who is in the water using an underwater breathing device may display a diver's flag constructed of rigidly supported material at least 12 inches by 12 inches in area of red background with a white diagonal stripe. This diver's flag may be displayed on a boat or surface float and must extend a minimum distance of three feet from the surface of the water. The diver's flag shall be placed at or near the point of submergence and constitutes a warning that a diver is submerged and may be within 100 feet of the flag. A diver shall remain within 100 feet of the diver's flag while at or near the surface. A boat operator within sight of a diver's flag shall proceed with caution, steering clear of the flag by a distance of 100 feet. Outside commercial shipping lanes, boats maneuvering within a 100-foot radius of a diver's flag shall be slowed to no-wake speeds or five miles per hour, whichever is necessary to maintain steerage in the seaway. A diver's flag shall be displayed only while diving operations are underway.","path":["Title 5. Amusements and Sports.","Chapter 25. Watercraft."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#05.25.012","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:09Z","sha256":"79429b6cfdc0020f0c4dc5dff595e1e8efcd43d1bd53c9e20f02e8c4736bde2f","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-05.25.010","next":"us-ak/as-05.25.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}