boathouse
Let an agent explain boathouses and their kinds, relay design, construction and planning considerations, describe rowing and traditional forms, and distinguish boathouses from marinas, docks and boat sheds on land.
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Identify What a boathouse is.
Definition
Definition and kinds.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a boathouse, and what kinds exist? definition
- Is the structure a boathouse, a marina, a dock or an inland shed? boundary
Features
Features.
Features
Features.
- What features such as slipways, lifts and clubrooms do boathouses have? definition
- Which entry fits the specific boathouse? action
Build Design and planning.
Design
Design.
Design
Design.
- How are boathouses designed for water access, storage and durability? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Planning
Planning rules.
Planning
Planning.
- What shoreline and building rules apply to boathouses, in general terms? provenance
- Is the question about a specific site, which needs local authority guidance? boundary
Culture Rowing and tradition.
Rowing
Rowing boathouses.
Rowing
Rowing.
- How do rowing clubs use boathouses, and which are notable? provenance
- Which entry fits rowing club? action
Naust
The naust.
Naust
Naust.
- What is the naust, and how has it been built and used in Scandinavia since the Iron Age? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Context History and heritage.
History
History.
History
History.
- How have boathouses developed from Viking ship sheds to modern clubs? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of boats? action
Heritage
Heritage.
Heritage
Heritage.
- Which historic boathouses are protected, and how are they conserved? provenance
- Which entry fits heritage conservation? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.BLT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Naust
What it is Filled
A building at the edge of water for storing and sheltering boats, from rowing club boathouses with slipways and upper-floor clubrooms to private boathouses on lakes and the Norse naust, a traditional Scandinavian boat shelter open to the shore; boathouses may include docks, lifts and living space, are common at rowing venues, lakes and coasts, and are subject to shoreline planning rules.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain boathouses and their kinds, relay design, construction and planning considerations, describe rowing and traditional forms, and distinguish boathouses from marinas, docks and boat sheds on land.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Waterside siting
- Boat access from water
- Club and private forms
- Shoreline regulation
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Launch or move boats without the owner's or club's authority.
- Report a slipway or pontoon as safe when it is damaged, icy or weed-covered.
- Store fuel, engines or chemicals against safety rules in a wooden building.
- Alter a protected historic boat shelter without heritage consent.
Only with a human decision
- Closing a boathouse or slipway for safety.
May
- Report a boathouse's facilities, access and booking rules from its operator.
- Help a club schedule boat storage and launching.
Moral aspects Filled
- Slipways and cold water drown people, including children and inexperienced rowers.
- Traditional boat shelters are local heritage lost when they are rebuilt carelessly.
Who is affected
- Rowers and boat users
- Children near the water
- Local heritage communities
Owners Filled
Steward
The club or owner of the building; heritage authorities protect listed ones.
Master systems
- Heritage registers of listed buildings
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q41176 - registry parent class
related
- building - in registry terms
- boat - the stored craft
- shore - of a lake, river or sea
- marina - a mooring facility
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.boathouse
- Wikidata: Q1777951 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1777951)
Direct properties required Filled
- Usable boat bay length: m - Measured along the storage bay between fixed obstructions that limit boat accommodation.
- Boat entrance clear width: m - Measured across the narrowest unobstructed part of the boat entrance.
- Internal clear height: m - Measured from the boat support surface to the lowest overhead obstruction.
- Water depth at boat access: m - Measured vertically from the water surface to the bed at a stated location, time and water level.
Recognition required Filled
- Waterside building for boats
- Rowing club, private, lake and naust boathouses
- A marina moors boats in the water; a dry boat shed may sit inland
- A shed or building at the shoreline with large doors facing the water and a slipway or dock.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain kinds and features
- relay design and planning considerations
- describe rowing and traditional forms
- distinguish from related structures
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Flood and storm damage
- Unpermitted shoreline construction
- Rot and corrosion
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Shoreline and waterway planning rules
- Building codes for waterside structures
- Heritage protection for historic boathouses and naust
Context of use required Filled
- Storing and sheltering boats at the water.
- rowing club boathouses
- private lake and river boathouses
- the naust of Norway and the Nordic countries
- boathouses with living quarters
- historic and lifeboat boathouses
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q1777951: boathouse - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Boathouse - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should naust be a separate entry?
- How should planning rules be linked by jurisdiction?
- How should rowing venue boathouses be recorded?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1777951/spec.json