Security & cyber: what SIRE 2.0 inspectors ask and find
Security plans, drills and gangway control are checked, and cyber security now includes training records and a register of IT and OT equipment.
What the inspector wants to see
- Ship security plan drills and records
- Cyber security training records and an IT/OT equipment register
- Gangway visitor log matching familiarisation records
Questions inspectors ask about Security & cyber
What security items are checked at the gangway?
That the current security level is applied, plus the inventory and maintenance records of security and ship-hardening equipment.
What cyber security evidence will the inspector ask for?
Shore cyber training, IT/OT register, access and admin procedures, backups, USB checks, updated antivirus, cyber RA, contingency plan, IT contact, locked IT/OT spaces, awareness, policy.
What is required of anti-piracy bullet-proof shutters?
They must be fully transparent.
What security records are checked for a piracy-area passage?
The security risk assessment for the passage and security rounds as per the SSP.
Can passwords be written near machinery control screens?
No.
There are 10 Security & cyber questions in NilObs, with spaced repetition so the ones you miss come back. Practise them free.
Real Security & cyber observations, and how to avoid them
No hard copy of the cyber contingency plan was on board, only a soft copy; it was printed once pointed out.
Avoid it: Keep printed copies of cyber contingency plans, as IT systems may be down when you need them.
There was no procedure or safety guidance for handling and rigging razor wire.
Avoid it: Brief crew on razor wire hazards and PPE and use a risk assessment before rigging it.
The inspector got a full safety briefing at the gangway, but the CBP officer boarding right after was not briefed.
Avoid it: Give every visitor the gangway safety briefing, including officials who seem in a hurry.
Visitor baggage was not searched as the company procedure required for the security level in force.
Avoid it: Search visitors' bags as the SSP requires for the current security level.
Also logged as a learning gap: visitor baggage searches required at the current security level were not carried out.
Avoid it: Practise gangway security routines, including baggage checks, in security drills.
Who answers for Security & cyber
Master, Electro-Technical Officer, Able Seaman, Marine Superintendent, Other role. NilObs picks the questions and the daily drill for your role.
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