{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-21-87","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 50-21-87","heading":"Operation of vessel prohibited within fifty feet of vessel displaying diver down flag; diving prohibited within fifty feet of vessel whose occupant is fishing.","body":"(A) A person may not operate a vessel within fifty feet of another vessel when a diver is displaying a diver down flag (red with a diagonal white stripe) to mark the location of the diver. When the flag is being displayed in a water body too narrow to allow passage of another vessel other than within fifty feet, a vessel operator may proceed only past the displayed flag at a no-wake speed and allowing as much clearance between his vessel and the displayed flag as is safe and practical.\n(B) A person may not engage in diving activities within fifty feet of a vessel whose occupant is fishing.\n(C) A person does not violate this section if he fishes or displays a dive flag in an area before another person subsequently engages in diving activities or operates a vessel within fifty feet of a displayed dive flag.","path":["Title 50 - FISH, GAME AND WATERCRAFT","CHAPTER 21 Equipment and Operation of Watercraft","ARTICLE 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t50c021.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:48:14Z","sha256":"e58f781682914c4cd100c05e24345c8d911b78955aeabb6ae4d92fca7871c79a","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-21-85","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-21-90"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}