Maritime transport is critical to the global economy; however, it is vulnerable to disruptions impacting global trade. Academia, industry, and national and international organisations make serious efforts to enhance the sector’s resilience, focusing on the cyber-aspects as well. With their unique characteristics, marine vehicles and their defence have only recently emerged as a significant area of cybersecurity study. Existing literature touches upon various aspects of intrusion detection systems (IDSs) as a potential defensive measure for Information Technology (IT) infrastructure against cyberattacks along with the special characteristics of the marine vehicles that brings the need for solutions considering the uniqueness of the operational technologies (OT). Despite of the reach literature a comprehensive discussion presenting an overall, conceptional view is needed. Our paper that addresses this need introduces the different technical aspects to be considered during the design and integration of an IDS into a marine vehicle. To find the relevant details, we conducted a comprehensive literature survey and gathered details that could help the integration process.