From the linked article in the OP:“through the embodied learning that screens cannot provide.”
The screens (ARPA, ECDIS etc) are (obviously) useful and required, it’s just that there’s more out there
Found this article: The sea within: embodied sensemaking among seafaring leaders
From the article:
“How do seafaring leaders (captains and Chief Engineers) make sense of critical events that confront their practice? In particular, it explores the degree that sensemaking is an embodied phenomenon”
“the nature of sensemaking, revealing it to be a deeply embodied phenomenon”
…forms of sensemaking are largely hidden from the conscious awareness of seafaring leaders
I just became more familiar with the term “embodied” recently, but I’ve posted about things related to the concept here a few times.
Good P&I Bulletin on Bridge Watchkeeping and Collision Avoidance
From that article: “the visual check requires the navigator to become physically involved with the dynamics of the situation”
One thing I try to show junior OOW is not to mumble course changes into a screen instead walk over to the centerline gyro repeater to confirm that course matches visually the way they want the ship to go.
Another example is the practice of the conning officer, when giving a helm order, to point in the direction of the turn.
It’s not a matter of one way or the other, it’s both, embodied judgement and skilled use of the instruments.
The “karate chop” over the gyro compass. Connects the two worlds.