In a regulatory update, ABS Group reports that the U.S. Coast Guard has issued a new work instruction (USCG Work Instruction CVC-WI-0270), providing guidance on the USCG commercial vessel compliance program’s approach to assessing cyber risk on vessels.
The work instruction emphasizes the need for owners and operators to address IMO Resolutions MSC.428(98) and MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3.
NOT JUST A PAPER EXERCISE
This, says ABS Group, means that addressing cyber risk management is not just a paper exercise....