AI-Driven Evolution of Maritime Core Competencies: Balancing Tradition and Innovation in the Digital Era

Abstract

The development of the navigation technology profession is facing many challenges in the era of artificial intelligence. This paper summarizes five invariant laws for the development of the navigation technology profession by analyzing 42 human-machine collaboration cases and the conclusions of the IMO accident database (2020-2023): Constant 1 is the positioning role of theoretical knowledge, Constant 2 is the rigid constraint of international conventions, Constant 3 is the golden ratio effect of human decision-making, Constant 4 is the immutability of the principle of safety first, and Constant 5 is the closed-loop effect of professional ethical responsibility. The research results show that intelligent ships cannot get rid of the rule system of the SOLAS convention, the physical model characteristics of the fluid mechanics optimization model of artificial intelligence must be maintained, and 80% of marine emergency disposal still requires human participation. Therefore, maritime education needs to form a synchronized professional training model of "AI+Convention Education", and technology development needs to comply with the principle of "Gradient Transfer of Decision-making Power". This paper presents preliminary research and exploration on guarding the integrity and innovating the development of the profession based on the impact of artificial intelligence.