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IMO Maritime Cybersecurity Guidelines (MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2)
International (IMO)
v2022 (Rev.2)
8 domains
8 controls
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) guidelines on maritime cyber risk management provide recommendations for safeguarding shipping from cybersecurity threats. IMO Resolution MSC.428(98) affirms that maritime cyber risk should be addressed in Safety Management Systems (SMS) as per the ISM Code. Guidelines provide a risk-based approach aligned with NIST CSF. Applicable to ships, port facilities, and maritime organizations.
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IMO Maritime Cybersecurity Guidelines (MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2) is a compliance framework from International (IMO) with 8 domains and 8 controls that map to 115 other frameworks. The largest domains are IMO MSC-FAL Detect Function (1 controls), IMO MSC-FAL Framework Alignment (1 controls), IMO MSC-FAL Govern - Third Party + Supply Chain (1 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (8)
IMO MSC-FAL Detect Function
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| IMO-MSC-FAL-Detect-AnomalyDetection-OT-IT-Monitoring-Reporting-BridgeAlarms | IMO MSC-FAL Detect Function - Anomaly Detection + OT and IT System Monitoring + Bridge Alarms + Log Aggregation + Incident Reporting Channels + Crew Observation |
IMO MSC-FAL Framework Alignment
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| IMO-MSC-FAL-FrameworkAlignment-NISTCSF-Identify-Protect-Detect-Respond-Recover-IndustryGuidelinesV4-IEC62443 | IMO MSC-FAL Framework Alignment - 5 Functional Elements Map to NIST CSF + Industry Guidelines on Cyber Security Onboard Ships v4 + IEC 62443 + ISO 27001 + USCG NVIC + EU NIS2 + Class Notations |
IMO MSC-FAL Govern - Third Party + Supply Chain
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| IMO-MSC-FAL-Govern-ThirdParty-SupplyChain-Manufacturer-Yard-PortFacility-IACS-E26-E27 | IMO MSC-FAL Govern - Third Party Cyber Risk + Supply Chain + Equipment Manufacturer + Yard + Port Facility + IACS UR E26/E27 + Continuous Improvement + Audit |
IMO MSC-FAL Identify Function
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| IMO-MSC-FAL-Identify-AssetInventory-ThreatsVulnerabilities-CyberRiskAssessment-RolesResponsibilities | IMO MSC-FAL Identify Function - OT/IT Asset Inventory + Threats + Vulnerabilities + Cyber Risk Assessment + Roles and Responsibilities + Crew + CSO + DPA |
IMO MSC-FAL Protect Function
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| IMO-MSC-FAL-Protect-AccessControl-NetworkSegmentation-MalwareDefence-Patch-Awareness-DataSecurity | IMO MSC-FAL Protect Function - Access Control + Network Segmentation + Malware Defence + Patch Management + Awareness Training + Data Security + Crew BYOD + Removable Media |
IMO MSC-FAL Recover Function
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| IMO-MSC-FAL-Recover-BackupRestore-ContinuityOfNavigation-LessonsLearned-Drills | IMO MSC-FAL Recover Function - Backup and Restore + Continuity of Navigation + Continuity of Cargo Operations + Continuity of Propulsion + Lessons Learned + Drills + Resilience |
IMO MSC-FAL Respond Function
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| IMO-MSC-FAL-Respond-IncidentResponse-Communication-FlagState-PortAuthority-CIRT-USCGNVIC | IMO MSC-FAL Respond Function - Incident Response Plan + Containment + Communication + Flag State + Port Authority + USCG NVIC + Class Society Notification + CIRT |
IMO MSC-FAL Scope + ISM Code SMS Integration
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| IMO-MSC-FAL-Scope-MSC-FAL1Circ3Rev2-MSC42898-2017-1Jan2021-ISMCode-SMS | IMO Maritime Cyber Risk Management Scope - MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3 + Rev.2 + Resolution MSC.428(98) + ISM Code Safety Management System Integration + 1 January 2021 Effective + Senior Management Commitment |
Your Compliance Coverage
If you comply with IMO Maritime Cybersecurity Guidelines (MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2), you already cover:
NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements
63%
5 controls mapped
Compare →IEC 62443
63%
5 controls mapped
Compare →Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)
63%
5 controls mapped
Compare →+ 112 more: API 1164 (63%), IAEA Nuclear Security Series - Computer Security at Nuclear Facilities (NSS-17-T Rev 1) (63%)
See all 115 mapped frameworks ↓Maps to 115 other frameworks
8 total controls
NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements
5 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
63%
IEC 62443
5 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
63%
Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)
5 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
63%
API 1164
5 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
63%
IAEA Nuclear Security Series - Computer Security at Nuclear Facilities (NSS-17-T Rev 1)
5 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
63%
OWASP ASVS
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
MITRE D3FEND
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
50%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
50%
ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
50%
UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
50%
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
50%
NATO AQAP 2110 - Quality Assurance Requirements for Design, Development, and Production
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
NIST Special Publication 800-34 Revision 1, Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
38%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
38%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
38%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
OWASP DevSecOps Maturity Model (DSOMM)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
38%
SWIFT CSCF
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 9
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
SQF Code Edition 9 - Safe Quality Food
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
AS9100D - Aerospace Quality Management System
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes
2 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
25%
Aged Care Quality Standards 2019 (repealed edition)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ICH Q10 - Pharmaceutical Quality System
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
US Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) and USCG Cybersecurity Requirements
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
India CERT-In Cyber Security Directions 2022
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
APRA CPS 234
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27007:2020
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
COBIT 2019
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 38500:2024 - Governance of IT
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
BS 65000:2014 - Guidance on Organizational Resilience
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
US Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) - Higher Education Safeguards Rule
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
UAE Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) Regulations
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
TEFCA - Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
FedRAMP High
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5.1 HIGH
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
FedRAMP Moderate
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
IAIS Insurance Core Principles (ICPs)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
Privacy Act 1988 (Australia)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
OWASP Top 10:2025
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Ley Orgánica de Protección de Datos Personales (LOPDP)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Law No. 172-13 on the Protection of Personal Data
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Iowa Consumer Data Protection Act
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Indonesia PDP Law
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
India DPDP Act
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
FBI CJIS Security Policy
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - Connected Product Safety
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
Iceland Data Protection and Processing of Personal Data Act (Act No. 90/2018)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security (AVSEC)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Standards Manual
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
Bahrain PDPL
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27014:2020
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27006:2024
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
OWASP API Security Top 10 - 2023
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NIS2 Directive Implementing Acts
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Space ISAC (Information Sharing and Analysis Center) - Threat Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27010:2015
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
APPI
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Canada ITSG-33 - IT Security Risk Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
Vermont Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Data Act (AICDA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
PCAOB AS 2201 - Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (ICFR)
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
13%
Pakistan Personal Data Protection Bill 2023
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
OCC Heightened Standards (12 CFR Part 30, Appendix D)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
NIST Privacy Framework
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards (FIPS 203, 204, 205)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Nevada Gaming Control Board Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
South Korea PIPA
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Italy Personal Data Protection Code (Legislative Decree No. 196/2003, amended 2018)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
India Account Aggregator Framework (RBI)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 19011
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
IEC 60601-1 - Medical Electrical Equipment Safety
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
1 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 LOW
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Albania Law on Protection of Personal Data (Law No. 9887, 2008, amended 2014)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27004:2016
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 30111:2019
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) - Net-Zero Standard
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
13%
PCI DSS 4.0
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 31000:2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 29100:2024
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Singapore AI Governance Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 29147:2018
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
French Sapin II Law (Law No. 2016-1691)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
AML/CTF Act 2006 (Australia)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
GDPR
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
What is IMO Maritime Cybersecurity Guidelines (MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2) and who does it apply to?
IMO Maritime Cybersecurity Guidelines (MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2) is a compliance framework from International (IMO) with 8 domains and 8 controls. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) guidelines on maritime cyber risk management provide recommendations for safeguarding shipping from cybersecurity threats. IMO Resolution MSC.428(98) affirms that maritime cyber risk should be addressed in Safety Management Systems (SMS) as per the ISM Code. Guidelines provide a risk-based approach aligned with NIST CSF. Applicable to ships, port facilities, and maritime organizations. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does IMO Maritime Cybersecurity Guidelines (MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2) actually require?
IMO Maritime Cybersecurity Guidelines (MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2) has 8 controls organised across 8 domains. The largest domains are IMO MSC-FAL Detect Function (1 controls), IMO MSC-FAL Framework Alignment (1 controls), IMO MSC-FAL Govern - Third Party + Supply Chain (1 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
If I already comply with another framework, how much of IMO Maritime Cybersecurity Guidelines (MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2) do I already cover?
IMO Maritime Cybersecurity Guidelines (MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2) maps to 115 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements (63% coverage), IEC 62443 (63% coverage), Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8) (63% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
How do I implement IMO Maritime Cybersecurity Guidelines (MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2)?
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