WinGD has become the first marine engine designer to gain cybersecurity type approval for its engine control system.
DNV has granted WinGD Control Electronics (WiCE) an SP1 type approval, aligning with International Association of Classification Societies Unified Requirement E27 technical system requirements – a cybersecurity standard that will apply to all newbuilds.
WinGD’s head of Digital Transformation & Technology Peter Krähenbühl said that the approval would give yards and shipowners peace of mind that their systems are compliant with upcoming regulations. “This approval places WinGD as a frontrunner in the cybersecurity of essential ship systems,” he said.
WiCE was introduced in 2019 to support advanced control strategies and increase integration between ship systems. It is deployed across most new WinGD engines and will replace the long-established UNIC architecture.
The approval demonstrates that WiCE meets the requirements of the IEC62443 standard and covers topics such as software authenticity verification, backup and rollback functionality, cybersecurity event logging, and traffic monitoring and control.
This approval is the first step in assuring cybersecurity across WinGD’s control and monitoring systems for vessels. Next steps include working towards type approval for sub-control systems governing auxiliary components, including emissions abatement.
