Interim Guidelines on Maritime Cyber Risk Management Approved

The  Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organisation at its ninety sixth session (11 to 20 May 2016), having considered the urgent need to raise awareness on cyber risk threats and vulnerabilities, approved the Interim guidelines on maritime cyber risk management.

These  Guidelines  provide  high-level  recommendations  for  maritime cyber risk management.For the purpose of these Guidelines, maritime cyber risk refers to a measure of the  extent to which a technology  asset  is  threatened by a potential circumstance or event, which may result in shipping related operational, safety or security failures as a consequence of information or systems being corrupted, lost or compromised.

Stakeholders should take the necessary steps to safeguard shipping from current and emerging  threats and vulnerabilities  related to digitization, integration and automation of processes and systems in shipping.

Member Governments are invited to bring the contents of this circular to the attention of all stakeholders concerned.