Section 33-5-22
Safety equipment and lights; flags; capacity plate; flame arrestor, etc., for carburetor.
(a) Every vessel while being operated on the waters of this state shall be equipped with reasonable safety devices and lights as may be required under regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources. No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of a vessel which is not equipped as is required by rules and regulations duly promulgated by the commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
(b) All such safety equipment and safety lights required by this section shall meet such standards as the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources may from time to time establish as minimum equipment, and all such safety equipment and safety lights above the minimum requirements which are required by the rules and regulations of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall conform with specific standards as may be adopted by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
(c) Airboats shall display a flag 10 by 14 inches on a 12 foot mast.
(d) A diver's flag must be displayed on the surface of any water where skin divers are operating as may be stipulated by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
220-6-.19 Aids to Navigation and Regulatory Markers
(3) The diver’s flag shall not be less than 300 millimeters (12 inches)
square, colored red with a white two-inch strip running diagonally from the top
staff corner to the bottom fly corner and shall be prominently displayed and visible
from all directions and kept within a 15.2 meters (50 foot) radius of divers when
said divers are in the water.
220-6-.07 Traffic “Rules of the Road”
(1) The water traffic “Rules of the Road” in the State of Alabama shall be
as follows:
(18) Vessels shall keep at least 30.5 meters (100 feet) clearance of
displayed diver’s flag.
Boating Access Area Regulations
220-2-.37 Restricted Use of Public Access Areas
(1) Definition: Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, in
this regulation, the term "public access area" shall include any state-owned,
leased, and/or operated boat launching and/or landing access area, parking lot,
ramp, pier, and any real or personal property within the boundaries of said
areas.
(2) Picnicking, except at tables provided, and camping are prohibited
at all public access areas. Swimming or any other activities, to the extent
that swimming or any other activity may interfere with the intended use of any
public access area by the public, are forbidden; provided, however, that in any
event it shall be unlawful to swim or wade within fifty (50) feet of any ramp at
any public access area.
(8) It shall be unlawful to swim, dive, sun bathe, or jump from any pier or
ramp located at any public access area.
