OAR 250-011-0030: Division Responsibility

(1) Nothing in this division shall exonerate any vessel, or the owner, master, or crew thereof, from the consequences of any neglect to comply with this division or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seamen, or by the special circumstance of the case. (2) In construing and complying with this division, due regard shall be had to all dangers of navigation and collision and to any special circumstances, including the limitation of the vessels involved, which may make a departure from this division necessary to avoid immediate danger.