{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-5.31","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 5.31","heading":"Incompetence.","body":"Incompetence is the inability on the part of a person to perform required duties, whether due to professional deficiencies, physical disability, mental incapacity, or any combination thereof.","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":"a4cc9677ac0c4cc849ae3a25f149eb17c65206dbef38014f8a9bdb44bb52fc9c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-5.29","next":"us/46-cfr-5.33"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}