West Virginia Boating

Laws and Safety Equipment
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1	Laws
2	Numbering
3	Safety Equipment-Life Jackets
4	Fire Extinguishers
5	Visual Distress Signals
6	Ventilation
7	Mufflers
8	Backfire and Flame Control
9	Whistle Bell and Horn
10	Navigation Lights
11	Pollution and Garbage
12	Prohibited Operation
13	Age and Education Requirements
14	Personal Watercraft
15	Water Skiing
16	Diving
17	Boating Under the Influence
18	Accidents
19	Other West Virginia Laws
20	Chapter Review

All divers shall display a free-flying, 12 by 12 inch minimum, white diagonal stripe on a red background divers-down flag in the area in which the diving occurs. Divers shall attempt to stay within 100 feet of the divers-down flag on rivers, inlets and navigation channels.
Boaters should stay at least 100 feet away from a diver-down flag.

Divers shall not, except in case of emergency, display the divers-down flag in an area which would constitute a navigational hazard.

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