Bureau Veritas addresses maritime cyber risks with new safety & cybersecurity guidelines

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Bureau Veritas has developed a comprehensive approach to support shipowners in addressing maritime cyber risks. A new series of classification notations, guidelines, and services enable owners to comply with regulatory requirements, safeguard their crews, and protect their assets from both malfunction and malicious attack.

Cyber threats could impact offshore wind vessels that rely on digital or web-based platforms to manage transport of workers or equipment.

Cybersecurity for ships

Cyber safety and autonomous shipping are now securely addressed with Bureau Veritas’ new notations and guidelines.

Bureau Veritas now offers two cyber notations. The first, SW-Registry, focuses on software change management ensuring that installations of tested new software versions are properly tracked. It requires the creation and maintenance of a certified register of software used in the ship’s onboard systems.

SW-Registry is compulsory for new-build ships using digital systems and enables owners to comply with IACS UR E22, applicable from July 2017. Existing ships may choose to create their own register and would benefit from the additional class notation to help indicate their cyber safety level.

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