N.M. Admin. Code § 19.5.2.19 - SKIN OR SCUBA DIVING
A.
Skin or scuba diving is at the diver's own risk and is prohibited within 150
feet of marinas, fishing piers, docks, ramps or dams except for official
activities and in other areas the superintendent designates. Skin or scuba
diving may be subject to more stringent laws or rules or regulations of a
landowner (e.g. United States department of the interior,
bureau of reclamation) from which the division leases the land or
reservoir.
B. The division permits
scuba diving only in groups of two or more divers. An additional scuba diver or
competent diver-tender shall remain above water at all times.
C. Equipment such as tanks, weight belts,
etc. shall be equipped with quick-release fasteners.
D. Scuba divers shall be equipped with a
buoyancy compensator. Scuba divers shall only use self-inflated, air supplied
canister, or tank inflated, direct connection to the tank supplied
air.
E. Divers shall use a diver's
flag to mark the point of submergence. Divers shall fly the diver's flag from a
boat or flotation device while diving. The flag shall be red with a white
diagonal stripe running from the upper left corner to the lower right
corner.
F. Boats or vessels shall
stay at least 150 feet away from a diver's flag and shall exercise special care
in the diver's flags' vicinity.
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