KR Webzine Vol.114

1. MSC 96 approved MSC.1/Circ.1526 ‘Interim guideline on maritime cyber risk management’ first. After that, ‘Circular on Guidelines on maritime cyber risk management’(MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3) was approved in MSC 98, and MSC 98 adopted a MSC resolution to encourage administrators to ensure that cyber risks are appropriately addressed in safety management systems.
  
2. TMSA3 (Tanker Management and Self-Assessment)
OCIMF updated their KPI (Key Performance Indicator) and BP (Best Practice) as part of the existing TMSA2 streamlining, publishing the TMSA3 with the addition of the Element 13 (Maritime Security) item, including cyber security.
    
3. RIGHTSHIP Inspection (Inspection and assessment report for dry cargo ships)

RIGHTSHP updated the RIGHTSHIP checklist (FOD06 (11) /11 May 2017) to reflect the additional check items, including cyber security on the existing ship checklist (FOD06 (10).

Therefore, all shipping companies are recommended to include cyber security risk management in their safety management systems, especially those that inspect the above Oil Major and Rightship audit/inspections -reviewing the added cyber security related audit/inspection items and reflecting them in the company system.