🚩 Diving Flag Alpha – Marine Safety Standard for Commercial and Recreational Divers | KFD

Stay Seen. Stay Safe.

The Diving Flag Alpha is a mandatory visual signal used to alert boats that divers are in the water. Whether you’re working offshore, conducting inshore inspections, or leading a recreational dive, displaying this flag is essential to protect your team and comply with international maritime law.

Built from high-visibility, heavy-duty material and mounted on a collapsible pole, the KFD Diving Flag Alpha is designed for real-world diving conditions. It's lightweight, durable, and compliant with maritime safety standards, making it ideal for vessels of all sizes.

🔹 What Is the Alpha Diving Flag?

The Alpha Flag (white and blue swallowtail) signals to nearby vessels that a diver is below the surface and that vessels must keep clear and reduce speed. This is required under international maritime rules (such as COLREGs Rule 27), especially in Australian waters.

⚠️ Not to be confused with the red-and-white diver down flag used primarily in North America for recreational diving.

✅ Why You Need a Diving Alpha Flag

Whether you’re diving recreationally or professionally, the risks posed by nearby vessel traffic are real. Using a visible and properly placed Alpha Flag:

• Alerts nearby boats to your presence

• Reduces risk of propeller injuries

• Helps you meet legal requirements

• Signals professionalism and safety awareness

• Builds diver visibility and team discipline

🌊 Who Should Use It?

The KFD Diving Flag Alpha is trusted by:

• 🔹 Commercial Divers – Working from boats, barges, or platforms

• 🔹 Dive Supervisors – Coordinating multi-diver teams

• 🔹 Inshore Construction Crews – Operating in canals, ports, and rivers

• 🔹 Recreational Divers & Instructors – Leading dives near boating channels

• 🔹 Marine Contractors – Conducting surveys or welding

🧰 Product Features

⚓ How to Use the KFD Diving Flag Alpha

1. Boat Mount

Attach the flag to a visible point on your boat — ideally above head height and unobstructed.

2. Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) Mount

When diving from shore or in calm water, attach the flag to a floating buoy tethered to your dive site.

3. Harbour Work

Secure the flag on pontoons or dive barges when working near piers or in shipping lanes.

📸 Built for Harsh Conditions

Like all KFD products, the Diving Flag Alpha is designed for rugged work environments. Its UV-stable fabric resists fading and fraying, and the reinforced seams withstand wind and salt. The collapsible pole makes storage easy on tight dive boats or tool bags.

This isn’t a cheap plastic flag — it’s a proper commercial-grade solution tested by Australian divers and marine teams.

🔗 Related Products for Safer Dives

• 👉 Victory Green River Dive Knife – Emergency cutting tool

• 👉 Underwater Tool Bag – For carrying gear to depth

• 👉 30L Dry Bag – Keep clothes and radios dry topside

These work together to create a complete, professional dive setup.

🌍 International Maritime Compliance

The Alpha Flag is required by law in many countries when diving from a vessel. It follows the International Code of Signals, where the “A” (Alpha) flag means:

“I have a diver down; keep well clear at slow speed.”

Regulations vary by region, but in Australia, this flag is standard under maritime law and enforced by most port authorities.

Learn more: COLREGs Rule 27 – Vessels Engaged in Diving Operations

📦 What’s Included

• 1x Blue & White Alpha Diving Flag (40 x 30 cm)

🛒 Ready to Dive Smart?

The Diving Flag Alpha from KFD helps you comply with safety standards and keeps your team visible in busy waterways. Trusted by professionals across Australia, this is your go-to safety flag for all in-water operations.

✅ Ships fast from Western Australia
✅ Trusted by commercial divers since 1999

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