46 CFR 35.20-20

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

United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective

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Citation: 46 CFR 35.20-20, § 35.20-20 Master's and officer's responsibility—TB/ALL, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/224447
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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.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.