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.
source: CGD 82-002, 50 FR 32184, Aug. 9, 1985, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 5.29