US 12,071,201 B2
Vessel secure remote access system and method
Kenneth Solberg, Brattvåg (NO); Martin Lie, Brattvåg (NO); and Arve Sivertsen, Brattvåg (NO)
Assigned to KONGSBERG MARITIME AS, Kongsberg (NO)
Appl. No. 17/257,838
Filed by KONGSBERG MARITIME AS, Kongsberg (NO)
PCT Filed Jul. 5, 2019, PCT No. PCT/NO2019/050141
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 4, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/009587, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 9, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 20180947 (NO), filed on Jul. 5, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0171158 A1, Jun. 10, 2021
Int. Cl. B63B 17/00 (2006.01); B63B 35/00 (2020.01); B63B 79/40 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC B63B 17/00 (2013.01) [B63B 79/40 (2020.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); B63B 2017/0009 (2013.01); B63B 2035/008 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vessel secure remote access system, comprising;
a maintenance access device arranged on the vessel, wherein the maintenance access device is configured to be connected to vessel operation systems and further to be connected to a remote service station via a first secure link, wherein the remote service station is configured to perform maintenance tasks on the vessel operation systems, and
a remote control switch arranged on the vessel configured to be connected to a remote control station, via a second secure link,
wherein a disabled state of the maintenance access device blocks access to the vessel operation systems, and in an enabled state allows access to the vessel operation systems, and wherein the remote control switch is configured to enable or disable the vessel maintenance access device based on commands from the remote control station, and
wherein the remote control switch is a manual selector switch comprising a forced remote off state, wherein the maintenance access device is disabled and the remote control station is disabled from enabling the vessel maintenance access device.