ship
Let an agent handle ships by type, identification, registration, safety, environment and tracking, with public and heritage information and no operational naval detail.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify
Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle ships by type, identification, registration, safety, environment and tracking, with public and heritage information and no operational naval detail.
A large watercraft that travels on seas, oceans, lakes or rivers carrying passengers or cargo or performing specialised tasks, distinguished from boats by size, and including cargo ships, tankers, passenger ships, ferries, fishing vessels, research ships and naval vessels; ships are registered under flags and regulated internationally.
What it is for: Transport, trade, fishing, research and heritage.
It can be identify a ship by name, IMO number or type; find registration and flag information; understand safety and environmental rules; track ships using public services.
Distinguishing features
Large watercraft
Registered under a flag
International safety rules
Many specialised types
What it looks like
Large hulls with superstructures, funnels, cranes or passenger decks.
How it is recognised
Hull markings and IMO numbers
Ship types by shape and equipment
Boats are smaller craft
Related models
is a kind of - category
includes - kind
is crewed by - crew
is captained by - master
In practice
Families and kinds
cargo ships and tankers
passenger ships and ferries
fishing vessels
research and support ships
sailing ships and heritage vessels
Identifiers
IMO number seven-digit ship identifier ship identity
MMSI maritime mobile service identity radio identity
Standards and regulation
SOLAS
MARPOL
Maritime Labour Convention
Failure modes and hazards
Groundings, collisions and sinkings
Pollution
Abandoned crews
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identify Which ship.
Identifiers persist.
IMO
IMO number.
IMO
Identification.
- What are the IMO number, flag and type of this ship, according to registers? provenance
- Has it changed name? provenance
Type
Ship type.
Type
Ship type.
- What type of ship is it, and what does it carry or do? definition
- What are its dimensions? measurement
Rules Regulation.
Rules keep ships safe.
Safety
SOLAS.
Safety
Safety rules.
- Which international safety rules apply to this ship type? provenance
- Has it been detained in port state control? provenance
Environment
MARPOL.
Environment
Environmental rules.
- Which emission and pollution rules apply? provenance
- What is the ship carbon rating? provenance
Tracking Where ships are.
Public services track ships.
AIS
Position data.
AIS
Tracking.
- Where is the ship now, according to public AIS services? provenance
- When did it last report? provenance
Limits
Naval vessels.
Limits
Naval limits.
- Does the request seek operational detail on naval vessels? boundary
- How should the agent keep to public and heritage information? action
People Crew and passengers.
People matter.
Crew
Seafarer welfare.
Crew
Seafarer welfare.
- Which rights do seafarers have on this ship under the Maritime Labour Convention? provenance
- How can abandonment be reported? action
Emergency
Distress.
Emergency
Distress.
- Is a ship or person in distress? boundary
- Which rescue centre or distress channel applies? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should ship types be separate entries?
- How should ship registers be linked?
- How should naval vessels be handled at heritage level only?