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Electronics are done by the U.S. Coast Guard, or outside their wheelhouses. The Boston- USCG, which launched its Cyber through a third-party inspector. Users based vendor said, “No longer bound Command in 2013, and in 2015 es- of the NS WORKBOAT application to a ? xed control station, vessel opera- tablished cyberspace as an operational include Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, tors using the SM200 have propulsion domain, continues to keep pace with

Genesis Marine and Crosby Tugs. and steering control in their hands, as technological advancements. The

Other inspection programs, including well as remote control of auxiliaries Coast Guard issued a Navigation and

OVID and SIRE, are also supported. and payload equipment.” The SM200, Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC

The digital trend is now moving be- which its vendor said “frees pilots from 1-20) in early 2020 concerning cyber yond streamlining onboard hookups, the wheelhouse”, has been approved risks at facilities which handle vessels. into remote operations aboard vessels. by the ABS and the U.S. Coast Guard A year afterward, it issued a guidance

As an example, maritime technology (USCG) for use in certain tugs (in Ar- memo on “cyber-hygiene” (aimed, innovator Sea Machines, has now in- ticulated Tug Barges) in early 2020. however, at international vessels). In troduced SM 200, offering control of With every solution comes poten- late 2021, the USCG issued its “Vi- towing vessels and harbor vessels from tial challenges. Operational ef? cien- sion to Protect and Operate in Cyber- cies come with new tools, but so do space”, with a key objective being the cyber-vulnerabilities; regulators, ser- protection of the United States’ Ma- vice providers and trade groups have rine Transportation System (MTS), stepped up efforts to protect against of which U.S. waterways and ports design weaknesses and, in the worst are an integral part. ABS Consulting, case, actual malicious actions. The part of the class society, established a www.marinelink.com MN 31|