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Nearly a year after issuing its most direct broad-scale guidance on maritime cybersecurity in the context of certain shoreside facilities, the U.S. Coast Guard has followed up with guidance and compliance parameters for vessels as well – an apropos event given that the etymology of the word “cyber” has direct, deep-seated maritime roots. The word itself derives from the term “cybernetics,” a neologism coined by Norbert Weiner in his 1948 book about the science and architecture of biological and technical control systems. This word in turn was derived from the ancient Greek word
USCG updates cyber compliance timeline for non-SMS US vessels
Further to the club’s previous news item, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) has updated the Vessel Cyber Risk Management Work Instruction (CVC-WI-027(2)) to include a compliance timeline and inspection process for non-Safety Management System vessels that are subject to the Marine Transportation Safety Act of 2002.
These vessels are required to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities within their Vessel Security Assessment no later than 31 December 2021.
The attached document highlights the basic questions to be asked by Marine Inspectors during Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) verification procedures, the first of which is to check whether the Vessel Security Plan (VSP) addresses measures taken to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities and whether those measures are now in place. If those measures have not been highlighted in the plan and put into practice the issue may be escalated with the designated Com
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As the new Biden Administration takes the helm in January 2021, there are great expectations for the next year in terms of consistency and stability at the federal level. Generally, industry can expect the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to stay true to its core missions with support from the highest levels of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), its parent agency. In this article, Holland & Knight takes a closer look at what to expect from the USCG in the coming year, including three key issues to watch.
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As the new Biden Administration takes the helm in January 2021, there are great expectations for the next year in terms of consistency and stability at the federal level. Generally, industry can expect the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to stay true to its core missions with support from the highest levels of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), its parent agency. In this article,