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strait
vr.tr.strait · thing-q37901
Let an agent handle straits by geography, navigation rules, legal regimes and significance, with neutral attribution of disputes and marine safety routing.
Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.PLC
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Geography Which strait.
Identity
Name and location.
Identity
Identity.
- Which strait is meant, and which waters and coasts does it connect? provenance
- How wide and deep is it? measurement
Ecology
Marine life.
Ecology
Ecology.
- What currents and marine life characterise this strait, according to studies? provenance
- Is it a migration route? provenance
Law Legal regime.
Passage
Transit rights.
Passage
Transit passage.
- Which passage regime applies to this strait under UNCLOS or special treaties? provenance
- Which states border it? provenance
Disputes
Contested issues.
Disputes
Disputes.
- Is there a dispute over this strait, and what positions do the parties hold? provenance
- Is the summary neutral and attributed? boundary
Navigation Shipping.
Rules
Traffic schemes.
Rules
Traffic rules.
- Which traffic separation schemes and reporting requirements apply? provenance
- Are pilots required? provenance
Traffic
Trade importance.
Traffic
Trade importance.
- How much shipping passes through, according to maritime statistics? provenance
- Why is it considered a chokepoint? definition
Safety Maritime safety.
Emergency
Distress.
Emergency
Distress.
- Is a vessel or person in distress in the strait? boundary
- Which coastguard or rescue centre should be contacted? action
Pollution
Spills.
Pollution
Spills.
- How are oil spills in this strait reported and responded to? provenance
- Which authority leads? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.PLC
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Gat, Turkish straits, Kuril Straits, reef pass, choke point, International strait, Fjords and channels of Chile, firth, tidal strait
What it is Filled
A narrow natural passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water, such as the Strait of Gibraltar, the Strait of Malacca, the Strait of Hormuz and the Turkish Straits; the applicable navigation regime depends on the strait and may include transit passage, innocent passage or arrangements under special treaties, subject to the relevant conditions and exceptions.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle straits by geography, navigation rules, legal regimes and significance, with neutral attribution of disputes and marine safety routing.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Natural narrow waterway
- Connects larger water bodies
- Often strategic chokepoint
- Special legal regimes
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Navigate against traffic separation schemes or pilotage rules.
- Help evade sanctions or controls on shipping through a strait.
- Interfere with navigation, communications or vessels transiting a strait.
- Present one state's legal claim over a strait as settled when disputed.
Only with a human decision
- Closing, diverting or rerouting traffic for safety or security reasons.
May
- Report navigation rules, traffic schemes and transit rights for a strait from official sources.
- Track and report shipping traffic and hazards.
Moral aspects Filled
- Straits are chokepoints for world trade and energy; disruption hurts people far away.
- Coastal communities bear the risks of collisions and spills.
Who is affected
- Seafarers
- Coastal communities
- People dependent on shipped goods
Owners Filled
Steward
The coastal states bordering it, under international law and any special treaties.
Master systems
- Nautical charts of hydrographic offices
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q2507626 - registry parent class
- Q271669 - registry parent class
related
- water area and landform - category
- sea - water bodies
- UN Convention on the Law of the Sea - law
- canal - artificial waterway
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.strait
- Wikidata: Q37901 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37901)
Direct properties required Filled
- Channel width: kilometers - Width is measured between defined shorelines at a stated location and water level.
- Water depth: meters - Depth is measured by hydrographic surveying relative to a stated vertical datum.
- Current speed: meters per second - Current speed is measured at a specified position, depth and time because tides and weather affect flow.
- Passage length: kilometers - Length is measured along a defined channel route between explicitly selected entrance boundaries.
Recognition required Filled
- Narrow passages between landmasses
- Traffic separation schemes on charts
- Canals are artificial waterways
- Narrow waterways between coasts, often busy with shipping.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- find the location and dimensions of a strait
- explain transit passage and special regimes
- find navigation and traffic separation rules
- describe environmental and ecological features
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Collisions and groundings in narrow waters
- Oil spills
- Taking sides in maritime disputes
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- UNCLOS Part III on straits used for international navigation
- Montreux Convention for the Turkish Straits
- IMO traffic separation schemes
Context of use required Filled
- Navigation, trade, geography and ecology.
- international straits
- straits under special treaties
- reef passes
- straits within national waters
- chokepoints for trade
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q37901: strait - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Strait - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each strait be a separate entry?
- How should traffic data be linked?
- How should disputes be attributed?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q37901/spec.json