46 C.F.R. § 5.27

Misconduct.

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 55 wordsOfficial source

Cite as 46 C.F.R. § 5.27 (2026)

Misconduct is human behavior which violates some formal, duly established rule. Such rules are found in, among other places, statutes, regulations, the common law, the general maritime law, a ship's regulation or order, or shipping articles and similar sources. It is an act which is forbidden or a failure to do that which is required.
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