Inmarsat Maritime’s NexusWave connectivity service from has been awarded Cyber Security Type Approval by classification society ClassNK to confirm compliance with the latest International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) cyber security standard, Unified Requirement (UR) E27 (Rev.1).
The certification was granted following an assessment of the onboard Information and Communication Technology (ICT) architecture and equipment.
UR E27 sets mandatory requirements for the cyber resilience of applicable shipboard systems and equipment. The standard helps ensure that such systems are designed to reduce the occurrence and mitigate the effects of cyber incidents that could impact the safe and reliable operation of shipboard systems.
In addition to examining each individual component, ClassNK verified the system within the context of the NexusWave onboard ICT architecture. This included evaluating onboard network equipment and relevant orchestration processes along with the managed service edge infrastructure components of NexusWave.
By assessing the system as an integrated onboard ICT architecture, the certification supports system-level cyber resilience in line with the intent of UR E27.
“Cyber resilience has become a critical operational requirement for shipowners. The ClassNK Cyber Security certification independently verifies that NexusWave has been designed from the ground up to be secure and resilient,” said Gert-Jan Panken, General Manager and Vice President of Inmarsat Maritime.
“It further reinforces our commitment to delivering operational confidence customers need to support critical business applications and evolving compliance requirements at sea.”
