---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 5.31"
title: "46"
number: "5.31"
heading: "Incompetence."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/5.31"
---

# §5.31. Incompetence.


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.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 7101, 7301, 7701; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2.

### Source

Source: CGD 82-002, 50 FR 32184, Aug. 9, 1985, unless otherwise noted.