46 CFR 5.27 : Shipping (§ 1.01-05 To Subchapter D) — (§ 1.01-05 To Part 40) — Coast Guard, Department Of Homeland Security (§ 1.01-05 To Part 40) — Procedures Applicable To The Public (§ 1.01-05 To § 9.17) — Marine Investigation Regulations - Personnel Action (§ 5.3 To § 5.905) — Definitions (§ 5.11 To § 5.40) — Misconduct.

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.