# Ships {% hint style="info" %} Each Ship is an **Atomic DAO:** special purpose DAOs with specific goals, whose operations are automated in the right way with properly coordinated parameters for participation via smart contracts. {% endhint %} Each Ship is a Gnosis SAFE managed as a DAO, where Captains and Sailors are the members of the DAO. All actions -- buying NFTs, selling NFTs, custodying ETH -- occur within the Ship Gnosis SAFE. The Sail protocol leverages the [Zodiac](https://github.com/gnosis/zodiac) framework, using custom smart contract modules to enforce trustless and permissioned management of assets in the Ship. For example, the Captain is only allowed to buy and sell NFTs – they are not permitted to transfer, claim airdrops, or any other smart contract calls (this may evolve with time and user demand). The Sailor can contribute ETH and transparently track every trade and ETH claim available to them. They can also veto listings and make listings collectively (coming soon). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.sail.fun/sail-protocol/ships.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.