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UKHO revises ENC and ECDIS to reduce risk of cyber attacks
来源：shippingazette.com 编辑：编辑部 发布：2017/12/08 10:48:51
THE United Kingdom Hydrographic Office has revised the ADMIRALTY ENC and Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) Maintenance Record (NP133C), which was first published in 2014 to help mariners demonstrate compliance with International Maritime Organisation (IMO) regulations during port state control inspections.
The first edition contained easy-to-use checklists and templates to record ECDIS annual performance checks and software maintenance.
The record now provides guidance to help bridge crews record and manage cyber risks. This update has been developed in line with guidance published by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), stating that approved safety management systems (SMS) should consider cyber risk management in line with the International Safety Management (ISM) code before January 2021, reported AJOT.
NP133C has been revised to help mariners achieve this by providing a checklist to document threats and procedures to mitigate risk to ships.
In February 2017, the IMO also made clarifications on training requirements for ECDIS, stating that seafarers are not required to take type specific training at designated colleges but that companies are still responsible for ensuring all seafarers employed on their ships are familiarised with ECDIS.
To support this, the revised version NP133C now includes checklists designed to document and evidence that ECDIS familiarisation training has been completed, thus helping to ensure evidence can be provided during port state control inspections.
Said UKHO digital standards chief Thomas Mellor: "Mariners need to be able to accurately and efficiently follow and record ENC and ECDIS management processes on the bridge. This can make the difference between passing an inspection and being found in breach of regulations.
"In the wake of the growing cyber-threat to shipping, NPC133C now also provides essential advice on how to mitigate cyber risk through recorded risk assessments in line with the IMO deadline of January 1, 2021 on cyber-security."
The first edition contained easy-to-use checklists and templates to record ECDIS annual performance checks and software maintenance.
The record now provides guidance to help bridge crews record and manage cyber risks. This update has been developed in line with guidance published by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), stating that approved safety management systems (SMS) should consider cyber risk management in line with the International Safety Management (ISM) code before January 2021, reported AJOT.
NP133C has been revised to help mariners achieve this by providing a checklist to document threats and procedures to mitigate risk to ships.
In February 2017, the IMO also made clarifications on training requirements for ECDIS, stating that seafarers are not required to take type specific training at designated colleges but that companies are still responsible for ensuring all seafarers employed on their ships are familiarised with ECDIS.
To support this, the revised version NP133C now includes checklists designed to document and evidence that ECDIS familiarisation training has been completed, thus helping to ensure evidence can be provided during port state control inspections.
Said UKHO digital standards chief Thomas Mellor: "Mariners need to be able to accurately and efficiently follow and record ENC and ECDIS management processes on the bridge. This can make the difference between passing an inspection and being found in breach of regulations.
"In the wake of the growing cyber-threat to shipping, NPC133C now also provides essential advice on how to mitigate cyber risk through recorded risk assessments in line with the IMO deadline of January 1, 2021 on cyber-security."