1 The Facilitation Committee, at its forty-first session (4 to 7 April 2017), and the
Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninety-eighth session (7 to 16 June 2017), having
considered the urgent need to raise awareness on cyber risk threats and vulnerabilities,
approved the Guidelines on maritime cyber risk management, as set out in the
annex.
2 The Guidelines provide high-level recommendations on maritime cyber risk management to
safeguard shipping from current and emerging cyberthreats and vulnerabilities. The
Guidelines also include functional elements that support effective cyber risk
management.
3 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its 104th session (4 to 8 October 2021), and the
Facilitation Committee, at its forty-sixth session (9 to 13 May 2022), approved an
update to the additional guidance and standards included in paragraph 4.2 of the
Guidelines.
4 Member Governments are invited to bring the contents of this circular to the attention
of all stakeholders concerned.
5 This circular and any revisions supersede the interim guidelines contained in MSC.1/Circ.1526.