§ 69-9-401. Display, Use and Illumination of Divers-Down Flags
All divers shall prominently display a divers-down flag in the area in which they are diving when diving in an area other than one customarily used for swimming only. Divers shall not display a divers-down flag any longer than thirty (30) minutes before and after the dive. Divers shall surface within fifty feet (50′) of […]
§ 69-9-402. Location, Measurements and Illumination of Divers-Down Flags
Any boats used as diver stations, diver support boats, or diver supply boats shall display the divers-down flag from their mast or flag staff during the dive. The divers-down flags shall be no smaller than twenty inches (20″) by twenty-four inches (24″). Divers not associated with the boats shall display a divers-down flag no smaller […]
§ 69-9-403. Restricted and No-Wake Zones
No boat shall come any closer than fifty feet (50′) to any divers-down flag and shall treat the area within two hundred feet (200′) of a divers-down flag as a no wake zone. This section shall not apply to a boat used as a diver station, diver support, or diver supply boat. Violations of this […]
§ 69-9-404. International Code Flag Alpha
The international code flag Alpha shall be used in the manner set out in § 69-9-402 by boats sending air or other gases to a diver through an air hose. Such use shall be in addition to any other coast guard approved use of this flag. The divers-down flag shall not be used in lieu […]
§ 69-9-405. When International Rules Govern
In the event that this part is inconsistent with the international rules of navigation, the international rules of navigation shall govern the inconsistency, but the other provisions of this part shall remain in force.
§ 69-9-223. [reserved.]
The executive director, or the executive director’s designees or officers, upon observing a boat being used without sufficient lifesaving or firefighting devices, or in an overloaded or other unsafe condition, which in such person’s judgment creates an especially hazardous condition, may direct the operator to take whatever immediate and reasonable steps would be necessary for […]
§ 69-9-225. Personal Flotation Devices Required for Persons Twelve (12) Years of Age and Under — Penalty
All persons twelve (12) years of age and under in an open boat or on an open deck of a vessel being used for recreational purposes on the waters of this state shall wear a United States coast guard approved wearable personal flotation device while such vessel is underway. Any personal flotation devices required by […]
§ 69-9-226. Operation of Vessel by Persons Born After January 1, 1989 — Exceptions — Boating Safety Course Certificates — Orientation — Violations
Except as provided in subsection (b), it is unlawful for any person born after January 1, 1989, to operate any vessel subject to registration on any waters of this state unless the operator: Has successfully completed a monitored National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) approved boating safety examination administered by the agency or […]
§ 69-9-227. Regulation of Commercial Operations That Lease or Rent Nonmotorized Vessels for Noncommercial Use
As used in this section: “Nonmotorized vessels” means canoes, kayaks, stand-up paddle boards, tubes, and any other vessels powered only by their occupants and propelled by manual methods, including, but not limited to paddles and oars; and “Waters of Tennessee” means any waters within the territorial limits of this state, except privately owned ponds or […]
§ 69-9-228. Yielding Right-of-Way to Emergency Vessel Making Use of Flashing Lights
Upon the approach of an authorized emergency vessel making use of flashing lights, the operator of every other vessel shall yield the right-of-way and shall slow to a no wake speed or immediately move over at least one hundred feet (100′) to a position of safety from the emergency vessels, clear of any other vessel, […]