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+class Ship < ActiveRecord::Base
+ self.record_timestamps = false
+
+ belongs_to :pirate
+ has_many :parts, :class_name => 'ShipPart', :autosave => true
+
+ accepts_nested_attributes_for :pirate, :allow_destroy => true, :reject_if => proc { |attributes| attributes.empty? }
+
+ validates_presence_of :name
+end