We have summarised our main measures for corona prevention in this PDF document. For more detailed information and further measures, please see the entire list of measures.

Published: 17.05.2021 | Update: 04.06.2021

According to the current Lower Saxony Corona and Quarantine Regulation, fully vaccinated and recovered persons are exempt from some protection measures, provided that appropriate proof is available. With this regulation, it is also possible for these persons to be exempted from some corona protection measures on MEYER WERFT's shipyard premises. The related requirements and further details are described below.

Registration of an immunity certificate

Provided that you have been immunized and have appropriate proof of this, you have the following options to apply for an immunity certificate, which is only valid on MEYER WERFT premises. This immunity certificate exempts you from the regulations at MEYER WERFT regarding corona tests and the quarantine obligation after entry from a risk area. For this purpose, one of the following proofs has to be presented, which has to be confirmed by means of one of the documents mentioned below:

• 1. Proof of a fully completed vaccination against Corona virus SARS-CoV-2 for at least 15 days with a vaccine approved in the European Union.
• 2. Evidence of a positive test result based on laboratory diagnosis by nucleic acid detection (PCR, PoC-PCR or other methods of nucleic acid amplification technique) and dating back at least 28 days and not more than 6 months.
• 3. Proof of a positive test result according to point 2 in combination with proof of administration of at least one vaccine dose against COVID-19 with a vaccine approved in the European Union at least 14 days ago.

One of the following documents in original (with signature and / or stamp) must be presented together with your personal identity card:

• 1. Yellow vaccination certificate
• 2. Medical certificate from a German licensed physician
• 3. Certificate from a German vaccination center
• 4. Laboratory certificate from a German laboratory
• 5. Substitute document from a German vaccination center

The presentation of these documents will be checked by trained personnel by means of visual inspection. As soon as the inspection has been carried out and your details have been confirmed, you will receive a temporary immunity certificate from MEYER WERFT, which exempts you from the regulations mentioned below on MEYER WERFT. This certificate must be presented upon request.

Process:

• 1. Registration
  • Manual application at the employee registration office at Gate 5 on Mondays to Fridays in the period from 07:00 - 14:00.
  • Manual registration at the container at the fire department Monday through Friday in the period 09:00 - 12:00 (location picture attached).
  • Online registration via https://www.lyyti.fi/reg/registration_for_immune_certificate
    • Please note that if you want to use the online registration, you do not have to upload the vaccination card (yellow vaccination card) or the substitute document.
    • Please refer to the link for more information.
• 2. The MR checks the documents
• 3. Provided all information is correct, an immunity certificate is issued.
  • The immunity certificate has an expiration date and must be reapplied for upon expiration.
• 4. The employee must present the certificate upon request.

Advantages of the immunity certificate at MEYER WERFT

Employees who have an immunity certificate.....

• Do not have to undergo corona testing,
• Are usually exempt from quarantine after clearance from the health department and can continue their work if they are listed as the contact person of an infected person
  • Contact lists must still be maintained
• Are not required to maintain quarantine after entry from a risk area and clearance from the health department.
  • Registration via www.einreiseanmeldung.de must still be maintained.

Note:

• Falsification of documents and / or false information may result in criminal penalties.
• All other Corona prevention regulations in effect at shipyard sites (masking regulations, zoning and shifting...) must continue to be followed by those with an immunity certificate.

Validity of the immunity certificates

For persons who have a complete vaccination protection and a certificate for 6 months.....

- the validity of the certificate is automatically extended for 6 months.

- Accordingly, the certificates are valid for a total of 1 year for persons with full immunization protection. No adjustment will be made on the certificate.

- Notice:

o Persons who have complete immunization protection are.

 Individuals who have been vaccinated twice and two weeks have passed since the last vaccine dose

• For persons who have been vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson, one vaccine dose is sufficient

 Persons who have recovered and have been vaccinated once.

For persons who have recovered and thus have not yet received a vaccination....

- the validity expires after 6 months, as it is written on the certificate.

- Accordingly, these individuals are advised to obtain full vaccination protection with one dose of vaccine.

o After that, a new immunity certificate can be applied for.

 !!! Next week Wednesday 22.09.2021 the next vaccination campaign will take place at the shipyard. You will find all the information in the attachment !!!

Further information

- The immunity certificate does not need to be carried in paper form. It is sufficient to carry a photo of the certificate on your cell phone.

- The certificates can still be applied for at the following places

o Manual registration at the employee registry at Gate 5 Monday through Friday between 07:00 - 14:00.

o Manual registration at the container at the Fire Department Monday through Friday during the period of 09:00 - 12:00.

o Online registration via https://www.lyyti.fi/reg/registration_for_immune_certificate

For any queries, please contact corona-info@meyerwerft.de.

Update 02.07.2021

• Since the beginning of this week, parking areas at Gate 5 as well as on the festival grounds have been kept free for employees on the late shift in order to facilitate a quick search for parking spaces. According to employees, this is intended to equalize the parking situation during the simultaneous departure of the early shift and arrival of the late shift.
• The number of parking spaces around the shipyard site is currently more than sufficient for the number of people at the shipyard, but this will provide a good solution for all employees.
• Note: The parking spaces are for late shift employees only. Vehicles in the cleared areas before 11 am (morning) and after 04 am (night) will be towed if necessary.
  

Update: 02.08.2021

Since 1 August 2021, every person returning to the country (persons aged 12 and over) must be vaccinated, recovered or tested. The new Coronavirus Entry Ordinance thus includes a general obligation to provide proof of vaccination for persons entering the country, regardless of the mode of transport and regardless of whether a previous stay in a high-risk or virus-variant area has taken place.

For entry into Germany, this means that all persons over the age of 12 must have a negative test result, proof of vaccination or proof of recovery.

The legal regulations of the Corona entry regulation and the regulations that apply on the shipyard sites of MEYER WERFT can be found in the attached PDF overview "20210628_Einreiseregelung ab Juli 2021_Regulation for entering employees as of July 2021" and must be followed by all entering employees.

The Meyer Werft regulations are again briefly summarized below:

• Each company shall register its entering employees at the following link: https://www.lyyti.in/Registration_of_entering_employees -> The link is updated until Monday, but can still be used with the attached template already.
  • i. At least two working days prior to the start of work of the (re-)entering employees, the following document must be completed and uploaded on the registration page. Once the registration is done, you will receive an automatic email confirming the receipt of the registration.
    • Template: list of employee names, date of birth, date of entry, date of departure, home address, and duty-related accommodations.
  • ii. Your registration will be carefully reviewed again. You will receive an official release via email at the corona-info@meyerwerft.de email address for this purpose.
• b. All entered employees from abroad must complete a minimum of 3 antigen tests (self-tests) per week prior to starting work (including the first test prior to the start of the first day of work) for a period of two weeks.
  • For further entry regulations, please refer to the annex for details regarding the following areas:
    • a. No risk area
    • b. Risk area
      • i. Provided there is evidence (negative test result, complete vaccination, recovery), quarantine is not required.
      • c. High incidence area
        • i. For those arriving from high incidence areas (persons who have been there for the last 10 days prior to entry), a minimum of 5 days quarantine is required by law, but there is an option for working quarantine. By using the link you can make an agreement to comply with the regulations to allow you to work directly after entry. (link is updated by Monday)
        • d. Virus variant area
          • i. For those entering from virus variant areas (persons who have been there in the last 10 days prior to entry) a 14-day quarantine applies by law and therefore no access to the shipyard areas is allowed.
• c. In the presence of corona / cold symptoms, access to the shipyard is not allowed.
• Mask requirement in addition to the mask regulation in effect on the shipyard premises:
  • iii. During the entire period of the first two weeks after entry, registered employees are required to wear an FFP2 mask in enclosed spaces at all times and outside enclosed spaces if the distance cannot be maintained.
• e. During the entire period of the first two weeks after entry, entry to the cafeteria is prohibited for entering employees.

New: 21.07.2021

Commuters who, for example, travel in and out of a risk area on a daily basis (the Netherlands has been a risk area since 18.07.2021) must adhere to the following regulations:

• Self-tests must be performed at least three times per week before starting work.
  • Persons who have been vaccinated must also perform the tests.
• The test diary must be maintained at all times, carried (see attached) and presented upon request.

New: 18.10.2021

For the upcoming sea trial S.709 AIDAcosma, corona antigen tests will be carried out in the break tent in front of Hall 6 from 20.10. (04:30 CET) to 21.10.2021 (16:00 CET) inclusive.

The break tent will not be available for breaks during this period.

We therefore ask the employees of the partner companies to use the alternative break areas for these three days:

• Break area in the supply centre
• Canteen in Hall 6 (only for persons with an immunity certificate).

The social rooms are still not available for breaks for the partner companies. Violations of this regulation can be punished with a shipyard ban.

New: 23.07.2021

• Break tent 1 on the pier will be dismantled shortly.
• Replacement areas will be created in the former logistics hall (next to the workshop on the pier) which can be used for breaks.
• Breaks may only take place in these designated areas.

Update: 07.06.2021

1. Adjustment of our zone regulations

a. Zone division

• Halls 4, 5 and 6 form a common zone. This zone also includes the pier.
• Within Hall 6, S.709 has been declared as a separate zone. Access to the zone is via the arrows and hatched areas shown on the general plan.
• Work on S.709 to be done from the allowance side can of course be done from there.
• The pipe centre forms its own zone.
• The laser centre forms a zone of its own.

b. Organisation on the pier

• All employees working on the component/vessel located at the pier shall enter the zone through a separate gate at the fence at roundabout gate 1.
• From the zone, workers have the possibility to reach the workshop at the pier.
• Cross-zone workers with the appropriate sticker on their stamp card, will have access via the turnstile at the rear of the Visitor Centre. (for further information - see no. 2)

c. How is the zone affiliation marked? (reminder)

• All workers will continue to receive a sticker for their time card through their manager to indicate zone affiliation.
• The existing stickers for the zones on the time cards remain valid.
• There will be different stickers per zone and shift group.
• Only one zone sticker is allowed per time card. (for further information - see no. 2)

d. How is a permanent zone change organised? (reminder)

• The permanent zone change is currently only possible over a week of night shift as a "rotating shift".
• Alternatively, the zone can be changed with 5 days absence from the yard.
• Permission to change zones is granted exclusively by the responsible managers at MEYER WERFT, from whom the required sticker can also be obtained.

2. Zone affiliation and authorisation to transfer zones

• As a rule, only the managers/construction supervisors of the partner companies are authorised to cross zones.
• Up to now, the entitlement to cross zones has been regulated by various stickers on the stamp cards. These stickers are no longer valid as of calendar week 20 / 2021.
• The new stickers will be specifically issued only to the authorised persons.
  • Employees who are entitled to cross the zone will receive an additional sticker to mark the zone to which they belong.
• Partner companies:
  • The required stickers for partner companies are to be requested from MEYER PORT 4 by the responsible department heads of MEYER WERFT, stating the required number.
  • Authorised employees of the partner companies shall receive brief instructions from the responsible MEYER WERFT manager on the correct behaviour when crossing the zone.
• Shipping companies:
  • The required stickers for shipping company representatives are to be requested from MEYER PORT 4 by the responsible project managers, stating the required number.
  • The responsible project manager is responsible for the targeted distribution of the stickers and the implementation of a brief instruction on the correct behaviour when crossing the zone.
• The instruction will be carried out by the responsible MEYER WERFT manager. All further information will be provided during the instruction.
• How are the stickers to be affixed?
  • The stickers will only be issued to the persons authorised to cross the zone after they have been instructed by the responsible managers.
  • Old stickers are to be removed from the card > The red "Corona sticker", which indicates that the employee has already completed the health questionnaire once, remains on the card!
  • The new stickers are to be placed directly on the time card (not on the protective cover). Care must be taken to ensure that the name and personnel number remain legible.

3. Relaxation of zone regulation (since 07.06.2021)

Zone crossings will now be permitted for instructed persons complying protective measures, if a zone crossing is necessary.

The instruction can be found here. The following must be observed:

• When crossing zones, an FFP2 mask must be worn outside the master zone.
• The FFP2 mask must be worn correctly so that it covers both the mouth and the nose and fits tightly to the face.
• The distance rules must be strictly observed (min. 1.5m distance to other persons).
• Contact with other persons is to be avoided as far as possible.
• The stay in another zone is to be kept as short as possible.
• Breaks are only permitted within the core zone.
• Smoking breaks are only permitted within the core zone.
• The master zone stickers remain on the time cards.

Note: Violations of these regulations will be punished with a shipyard ban.

4. Shift and break times

Shift times

Overview of shift times:
Early shift: 04:30 (earliest shift start) to 13:00 (latest shift end)
Late shift / night shift: 14:00 (earliest shift start) to 00:30

Break times

Note:

• Smoking areas are assigned to the respective zones and can be found on the attached general plan.
• Only smoking areas in the assigned zone may be used.
• Seating in the smoking areas is limited to maintain the minimum distance between people. Appropriate floor markings must be observed.
• The smoking areas on Rheiderlandstraße shall remain closed. Alternatives will be created.

4. Shift division

The following regulations regarding the assignment of the shifts must be followed:

• 1. Partner companies with at least two site managers and more than 20 employees in one zone must divide their groups into an early and late shift.
  • Please inform your corresponding contact person from production immediately about the number of employees per zone and per shift.
    
    Example: Partner company XY employs two site managers and 23 employees at the shipyard.
    
    

    	Uneven week	Even week
    shift group 1	Early shift | 11 persons	Late shift | 11 persons
    shift group 2	Late shift | 12 persons	Early shift | 12 persons
    	=23 persons	= 23 persons

• 2. Partner companies with only one site manager and less than 20 employees in one zone, please choose one of the two shifts and inform the corresponding contact person.
  • Note: If too many partner companies decide to work the early shift, we are forced to limit the number of construction workers due to a too high attendance, and thus we need to assign a shift to some companies.
    • There is a shift change between the early and late shift in a weekly rhythm.
      (The night shift is excluded from the shift change).

• 3. The clear allocation to zone and shift by means of marking (with stickers) on your time cards makes it possible to check compliance with the rules in future.
  • We ask you to register your employees at least 24 hours in advance with the responsible construction manager of the shipyard. He will then hand over the required stickers to the site manager of your company.