(1) A red flag with a white diagonal running from the upper left hand corner (from mast head to lower outside corner) and known as a “diver’s flag” shall be displayed on the water by any person engaged in skin diving, scuba diving or snorkeling to indicate the presence of a diver submerged in the immediate area. (The blue internationally accepted diver flag may be substituted for the red and white flag.)

(2) Operators of vessels will exercise caution when such a flag is displayed and will not come within seventy-five (75) feet of such a flag.