This Technical Information became null and void on 26 Oct 2023. Application of Cyber Risk Management to U.S. vessels and vessels calling at U.S. ports Tec No.:TEC- 1217 (2000kb) Contact:Ship Management Systems Department Issued:16 Nov 2020 Please be informed that the Vessel Cyber Risk Management Work Instruction (CVC-WI-027(1)) was issued by the U.S. Coast Guard on October 27, 2020. According to this WI, the USCG expects that all companies with U.S. flagged vessels and foreign flagged vessels that call on ports in the U.S. should ensure cyber risk management is appropriately addressed in their SMS. If objective evidence is identified indicating that the foreign flagged vessel that calls on ports in the U.S. failed to implement its SMS with respect to cyber risk management, the following actions should be directed by the PSCO: 1) If cyber risk management has not been incorporated into the vessel's SMS by the company's first annual verification of the DOC after January 1, 2021, a deficie