33 U.S.C. § 2002
Section 2002 · Responsibility (Rule 2)
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 21 court decisions — leading case LoVuolo v. Gunning (1991)
Most recently applied in In re Phil Steinle (December 2011)
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Nothing in these Rules shall exonerate any vessel, or the owner, master, or crew thereof, from the consequences of any neglect to comply with these Rules or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seamen, or by the special circumstances of the case.
In construing and complying with these Rules due regard shall be had to all dangers of navigation and collision and to any special circumstances, including the limitations of the vessels involved, which may make a departure from these Rules necessary to avoid immediate danger.
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References in Text
These Rules, referred to in text, are the Inland Navigational Rules which are classified to this subchapter.
Codification
Section was enacted as part of section 2 of Pub. L. 96–591 which enacted the Inland Navigational Rules which comprise this subchapter.