OAR 250-010-0275: The "Divers" Flag

(1) A red flag with a white diagonal running from the upper left hand corner to the lower right hand corner (from mast head to lower outside corner) and known as the "Diver Flag" shall, when displayed on the water, indicate the presence of a diver submerged in the immediate area. (2) Recognition of this flag by regulation will not be construed as conferring any rights or privileges on its users, and its presence in a water area will not be construed in itself as restricting the use of the water area so marked. (3) Operators of vessels engaged in diving operations shall comply with OAR 250-011-0140 as required. (4) Operators of transiting vessels shall exercise caution commensurate with conditions indicated when in the vicinity of indicated diving operations.