{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-5.29","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 5.29","heading":"Negligence.","body":"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.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER A—PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE PUBLIC","PART 5—MARINE INVESTIGATION REGULATIONS—PERSONNEL ACTION","Subpart B—Definitions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"06fe1770f037438e4c8adf2494d4bb4f0dec5da2eac1e8599c0164b20600f4e1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-5.27","next":"us/46-cfr-5.31"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}