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sailor

vr.tr.sailor · SOC.PER

Let an agent handle sailors by role, qualification, rights, safety and welfare, and treat individuals with privacy.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

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 sailors by role, qualification, rights, safety and welfare, and treat individuals with privacy.

A person who works aboard a ship or boat as part of its crew, or who sails recreationally; roles range from deckhands and engineers to officers and captains, historically including privateers and naval ranks.

What it is for: Operating vessels at sea and on inland waters.

It can be check seafarer qualifications; understand seafarer rights; access welfare services; learn to sail safely.

Distinguishing features

Works or sails on vessels

Merchant, naval or recreational

Certified under international rules

Protected by maritime labour law

What it looks like

A role, not an appearance.

How it is recognised

Ranks such as captain or mate

Certificates of competency

Historical terms such as Cape Horner or privateer

Related models

is a kind of - occupation

ship company member and worker

works on - vessel

ship

is certified under - standard

STCW Convention

is protected by - law

Maritime Labour Convention

In practice

Families and kinds

merchant seafarers

naval sailors

fishers

recreational sailors

historical roles such as privateers

Identifiers

Wikidata item Q45199 occupation concept

seafarer identity document ILO C185 identification

Standards and regulation

STCW Convention

Maritime Labour Convention 2006

SOLAS

Failure modes and hazards

Falls overboard

Fatigue

Abandonment of crews

Isolation and mental health strain

Also called

sea captainprivateercapitán de navíocapitán de fragatastaff commanderCape HornerDonaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitänskippercapitano di corvettacapitaine de vaisseauCapitán de corbetascafistafire ship captainsendōacting captainmaster marinerofficer of the watchGerman privateers in the World WarsBasque privateersGuarda costaDunkirkersSalé RoversAnconine privateersFrench corsairsConfederate privateernaval personnelLascarnaval chaplainseafarermaritime pilotMerchant Navy officernavy sailorriver pilotKiel Canal pilotsSandy Hook pilotwar sailorsota-patrãoable seamandonkeymanportuguese sailor

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.sailor

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Role Which sailor.

Role and sector.

Sector

Merchant, naval, leisure.

Sector

Sector.

  1. In which sector does the sailor work or sail? definition
  2. On which vessel type? definition

Rank

Position.

Rank

Rank.

  1. What rank or position do they hold? definition
  2. What duties come with it? definition
Qualification Certificates.

Seafarers must be certified.

Certificates

STCW.

Certificates

Certificates.

  1. Which certificates are required for this role? provenance
  2. Are they valid? provenance

Training

Courses.

Training

Training.

  1. Which training routes exist? action
  2. Which are approved? provenance
Rights Labour and welfare.

Seafarers have rights.

Labour

MLC.

Labour

Labour rights.

  1. What rights does the Maritime Labour Convention give? provenance
  2. How can complaints be made? action

Welfare

Support.

Welfare

Welfare.

  1. Which seafarer welfare and helpline services exist? action
  2. Is urgent help needed? boundary
Safety At sea.

The sea is dangerous.

Onboard

Safety equipment.

Onboard

Onboard safety.

  1. Which safety equipment and drills are required? provenance
  2. Is a lifejacket worn? boundary

Leisure sailing

Beginners.

Leisure

Leisure safety.

  1. What should a beginner know before sailing? action
  2. How is the coastguard contacted? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should sailor roles be separate entries?
  • How should welfare services be linked?
  • How should historical roles be linked?
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