46 CFR § 5.29 - Negligence.

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title: "46 CFR § 5.29 - Negligence."
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# 5.29 Negligence.

*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.