46 C.F.R. § 5.29 Negligence.
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Negligence is the commission of an act which a reasonable and prudent person of the same station, under the same circumstances, would not commit, or the failure to perform an act which a reasonable and prudent person of the same station, under the same circumstances, would not fail to perform.
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PART 5—MARINE INVESTIGATION REGULATIONS—PERSONNEL ACTION
Subpart B—Definitions
§ 5.29 Negligence.

