Is it Illeagal to dive with out a flag in MA?

[Scuba_Dave]

" boat operator within sight of a diver's flag shall proceed with caution and within a radius of one hundred feet of such flag shall proceed at a speed not to exceed three miles per hour"

and how often are THEY fined for breaking this "law"?

 

[MASS-Diver]

" boat operator within sight of a diver's flag shall proceed with caution and within a radius of one hundred feet of such flag shall proceed at a speed not to exceed three miles per hour"

and how often are THEY fined for breaking this "law"?

The only instances I've heard of the fine beng enforced is when boaters have actually struck divers.

BTW, Dave you have a 600gal tank? Pretty sweet. Glad to see you over on this board in addition to RC.

 

[Spectre]

The only instances I've heard of the fine beng enforced is when boaters have actually struck divers.

http://www.scubaboard.com/showpost.php?p=684245&postcount=8

 

[Scuba_Dave]

The only instances I've heard of the fine beng enforced is when boaters have actually struck divers.

BTW, Dave you have a 600gal tank? Pretty sweet. Glad to see you over on this board in addition to RC.

Just found this board in the past week. I'm going to let our dive club MassBayDivers.com know about it, and post a link on our website. Nice to have a place to chat about diving.

The 650g tank is on the way - mid September, but it will be next year before I can set it up (building an addition).