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Winnipesaukee Divers · 03-01-2011, 08:02 PM

Rule 27 will get you nothing but trouble here on the lake... NH's night time rules are pretty simple: If you’re moving by any means you need to have your navigation lights on. If you’re at anchor you must have the 360 degree anchor light on.

When we night dive; we mark the boat with a large dive flag and the deck lights on. We also have someone stationed on board with a powerfull search light. Each diver has a light stick attached to their dive flag as well as their gear. If some boat where to come close to the divers we shin at them and the to the boat flag and then to the diver's flag.

Of course the only one that ever came close was; no other than the MP. Who violated the dive flag ordnance and then when we wouldn't let him restart his engine; he issued us a citation for obstructing navigation. Upon which we filed a formal complaint against him for violating the flag ordnance with his boss. The citation was dropped.

03-01-2011, 08:02 PM	#8
Winnipesaukee Divers Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Exeter, NH or @ WCYC on weekends Posts: 250 Thanks: 7 Thanked 46 Times in 28 Posts	Rule 27 will get you nothing but trouble here on the lake... NH's night time rules are pretty simple: If you’re moving by any means you need to have your navigation lights on. If you’re at anchor you must have the 360 degree anchor light on. When we night dive; we mark the boat with a large dive flag and the deck lights on. We also have someone stationed on board with a powerfull search light. Each diver has a light stick attached to their dive flag as well as their gear. If some boat where to come close to the divers we shin at them and the to the boat flag and then to the diver's flag. Of course the only one that ever came close was; no other than the MP. Who violated the dive flag ordnance and then when we wouldn't let him restart his engine; he issued us a citation for obstructing navigation. Upon which we filed a formal complaint against him for violating the flag ordnance with his boss. The citation was dropped. Last edited by Winnipesaukee Divers; 03-02-2011 at 08:44 AM. Reason: Misplaced space...