The shipyards are becoming even more and more networked.
In a future where autonomous and remotely controlled craft are commonplace, greater cyber protection will be crucial in ensuring chartered vessels cannot be taken off course by those with malicious intent.
of opportunity for criminal organisations to intercept confidential data such as the ship’ s position, its cargo, or its passenger list. In a future where autonomous and remotely controlled craft are commonplace, greater cyber protection will be crucial in ensuring chartered vessels cannot be taken off course by those with malicious intent.
The September announcement follows Lloyd’ s Register’ s recent launch of its first technical guidance for cyber-enabled ships, which provides the shipping industry with a route map to understanding the implications of digital technology. The company maintains that cyber-security is a core component alongside safety, autonomy, condition based maintenance and operational efficiency.
NETWORK POWER
While the certified cyber fleets are not here yet, there are many other areas where
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The shipyards are becoming even more and more networked.
standards are gaining ground. In Finnish maritime, for instance, the end product – say, a cruise ship or an ice breaker – is all about network excellence. The shipyards, functioning as the master coordinators in these projects, have found it worthwhile to do business with subcontractors who have been“ standardised”.
Olli Kaljala from Bureau Veritas notes that quality and environmental standards are now in demand among the subcontractors.“ In some cases, such standards as the information security standard ISO27000 may also be applicable,” adds Kaljala.
Kaljala points out that pursu- ing standards makes sense, since it’ s an effective way to learn how to do things better:
“ This way, the companies are able to lay down the foundation for systematic improvement in their operations.”
QUALITY RULES
According to Kaljala, as the shipyards are becoming even more and more networked, quality control continues to be a big issue. In the network model, one needs to get properly organised:
“ It is critical to make sure that quality issues are not compromised at any point.” n
24 seatec 1 / 2017