46 CFR § 35.20-20 - Master's and officer's responsibility—TB/ALL.

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title: "46 CFR § 35.20-20 - Master's and officer's responsibility—TB/ALL."
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section_name: "Master's and officer's responsibility—TB/ALL."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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subchapter_name: "TANK VESSELS"
part_number: "35"
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# 35.20-20 Master's and officer's responsibility—TB/ALL.

Nothing in this part exonerates any Master or officer in command from the consequences of any neglect to keep a proper lookout or the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seafarers or by the special circumstances of the case.

[USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93139, Nov. 25, 2024]