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Rip currents, drowning, reef injuries and shark encounters are hazards, and surfers in trouble need lifeguards or emergency services.","purpose":"Let an agent explain surfing, relay history, equipment, forms, competition and safety from surfing and water safety sources, route water emergencies to lifeguards or emergency services, describe the named forms and flag the organisation alias, and distinguish surfing from bodyboarding, windsurfing, kitesurfing, stand-up paddleboarding and wakeboarding.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Riders ride waves in standing and other postures.","Surfing has Polynesian origins.","Surfing is an Olympic sport.","Ocean surfing involves ocean hazards."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What surfing is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"Is someone struggling in the water or caught in a rip, in which case alert lifeguards or call emergency services?","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"What is surfing, and how does it differ from bodyboarding, windsurfing, kitesurfing, paddleboarding and wakeboarding?","kind":"definition"}]}]},{"id":"forms","name":"Forms","description":"Named forms.","findings":[{"id":"forms-finding","name":"Forms","description":"Forms.","questions":[{"text":"What are tow-in, river and rapid surfing and men s and women s competition, and why is Reef Dive and Surf Club an organisation?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific form?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History.","layers":[{"id":"hawaii","name":"Hawaii","description":"Hawaiian origins.","findings":[{"id":"hawaii-finding","name":"Hawaii","description":"Hawaii.","questions":[{"text":"What was he e nalu in Native Hawaiian culture?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"duke","name":"Duke","description":"Duke Kahanamoku.","findings":[{"id":"duke-finding","name":"Duke","description":"Duke.","questions":[{"text":"How did Duke Kahanamoku spread surfing?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"sport","name":"Sport","description":"Competition and equipment.","layers":[{"id":"competition","name":"Competition","description":"Competition.","findings":[{"id":"competition-finding","name":"Competition","description":"Competition.","questions":[{"text":"How are surfing competitions judged?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits World Surf League?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"boards","name":"Boards","description":"Boards.","findings":[{"id":"boards-finding","name":"Boards","description":"Boards.","questions":[{"text":"How do shortboards, longboards and big wave guns differ?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits surfboard?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Safety and environment.","layers":[{"id":"rips","name":"Rips","description":"Rip currents.","findings":[{"id":"rips-finding","name":"Rips","description":"Rips.","questions":[{"text":"How can swimmers and surfers recognise and escape rip currents?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits rip current?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"environment","name":"Environment","description":"Coastal protection.","findings":[{"id":"environment-finding","name":"Environment","description":"Environment.","questions":[{"text":"How do surf communities campaign for clean water and wave protection?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits Surfrider Foundation?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Report surf conditions, tides and published hazard warnings from official sources.","Explain surfing's Hawaiian and Polynesian roots and its competitive formats.","Alert lifeguards or emergency services to a surfer in suspected distress without waiting for prior human confirmation, while communicating uncertainty."],"mustNot":["Encourage someone to surf conditions beyond their stated skill, such as giant waves or strong rips.","Present a beach as safe when warnings or rip currents are reported.","Treat a surfing organisation or competition as the sport itself.","Erase or misrepresent the Native Hawaiian origins of the sport.","Delay an urgent rescue alert solely because the situation is unclear or human confirmation is unavailable."],"requiresHuman":["Rescue assessment and intervention require qualified lifeguards or emergency responders, without making their prior review a condition of raising an alert."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Drowning and reef injuries are real risks; honest information protects lives.","Surfing grew from a Hawaiian practice with deep cultural meaning that deserves acknowledgement."],"affectedParties":["Surfers","Lifeguards and rescuers","Native Hawaiian communities"]},"owners":{"steward":"Nobody owns the sport; surfing federations govern its competitions.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q212434","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q61065","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q911069","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"boardsport","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"Native Hawaiian culture","type":"related"},{"target":"International Surfing Association","type":"related"},{"target":"bodyboarding","type":"related"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.surfing","Wikidata: Q159992 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159992)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":["Olympic debut: Tokyo 2020 note - held 2021","Duke Kahanamoku: 1890-1968 note","World Surf League: professional tour note - founded as ASP 1983, renamed 2015"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"optional","items":["Wave riding on a board","Men s surfing, women s surfing, Reef Dive and Surf Club, rapid surfing, tow-in surfing, river surfing","Bodyboarders ride prone; windsurfers use sails; kitesurfers use kites; paddleboarders use paddles; wakeboarders are towed on flat water","Riders standing on boards on breaking waves."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain history and forms","relay competition and equipment","describe named variants","relay ocean safety"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Rip currents and drowning","Reef and board injuries","Treating an organisation as a kind"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["ISA and WSL competition rules","Beach safety and lifeguard regulations"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Riding waves for sport and recreation.","shortboard and longboard surfing","big wave and tow-in surfing","river and standing wave surfing","artificial wave pool surfing"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q159992: surfing","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159992","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Surfing","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfing","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["The registry alias Reef Dive and Surf Club should be split off as an organisation instance","Should tow-in and river surfing be separate entries?","How should surfing history sources be linked?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q159992/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q159992/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-13T22:21:40Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"not-applicable","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-07T12:16:29+00:00: completeness 1.00; 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