COVID-19 Maritime Industry Update 75 - 23 April 2021 This guideline is for the maritime industry and port supply chain - Maritime NZ

COVID-19
Maritime Industry
Update 75
 23 April 2021

 This guideline is for the maritime industry and port supply chain

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COVID-19 Maritime
Industry Update 75
 Last updated: 23 April 2021
 This document is uncontrolled if printed. Please refer to the Maritime New Zealand website for the latest version.

 In this guide
 1.      Vaccination update                                                                                           3

 2.      Updated PPE guidance                                                                                         4

 3.      Crew change update                                                                                           5

 4.      Required Testing Order amendment update                                                                      6

 5.      The maritime border remains closed                                                                           7

 6.      Answering your questions                                                                                     8

 7.      Key sources of information                                                                                   9

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1. Vaccination update
 As of 20 April, 183,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine had been administered, with 140,000
 people having received their first dose and nearly 43,000 now fully vaccinated.

 While the Vaccination roll out is now moving onto other sections of the population, front-line border
 workers remain a key group to be fully vaccinated. Every worker subject to a required testing order,
 should by now have at least received their first dose.

 We encourage employers to have discussions with employees who are subject to a required testing
 order, to address any concerns they may have about receiving the vaccination by referring them to the
 vaccination section of the Ministry of Health’s website.

 If yours or any of your employee’s role is subject to a required testing order and you want to be
 vaccinated, you can:

     accept the invitation from your DHB to schedule a vaccination, OR

     register to receive a vaccination by calling 0800 28 29 26 between 7am and 7pm, and say you are a
      border worker who needs a vaccination.

     talk with your employer if you have any questions or concerns that haven’t been addressed for you
      yet.

 Even if you are now vaccinated, you must continue wearing PPE when required and undergo regular
 testing as well as practice physical distancing where possible and continue to disinfect your hands and
 sneeze/cough into your elbow.

 If you have any questions, please send them to MNZCovid-19@maritimenz.govt.nz. These can include
 any challenges or barriers to staff getting vaccinated that you are aware of.

 For more information, please visit the links below:

     COVID-19 vaccine - Your questions answered.pdf

     COVID-19 vaccine - Your safety and side effects questions answered.pdf

        The Maritime Industry Update is issued weekly, usually in the second half of the week. However,
        publication days might change when there is a need to provide a quick update.

        If you have any questions about updates, or suggestions for what you would like included, please
        contact Maritime NZ by emailing MNZCovid-19@maritimenz.govt.nz.

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2. Updated PPE guidance
 Guidance for NZ employers and their workers aboard affected ships has been updated to
 provide more detail for a number of scenarios including boarding a ship and safely
 undertaking key tasks.

 An affected ship is one that has arrived in New Zealand and has people on board who are in isolation or
 quarantine. Signage will be present to indicate which vessels are in quarantine and which vessels can be
 safely approached.

 The guidance sets out the obligations and responsibilities to the workers it applies to. It also sets out how
 workers can board vessels safely including what PPE to use, when to wear it, and how to carry out their
 tasks safely.

 We will make the guidance available as soon as it has been finalised.

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3. Crew change update
 Updated crew change guidance is being developed with the input of a number of
 government agencies.

 The guidance has progressed to the point where a draft version has been produced in consultation with
 WorkSafe using the ‘risk assessment’ approach. The next step includes consultation with the Public
 Health Units (PHUs) and following on from that we will consult with the Ports.

 In last week’s Maritime Industry Update, we included a note from the Seafarers Welfare Board for New
 Zealand mentioning that crew changes are continuing around the country with the majority of crew
 contracts complying with MLC regulations. The updated guidance will reinforce the approach which has
 been applied to date and reassure all parties involved that crew changes will remain safe and secure.

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4. Required Testing Order amendment
    update
 The new Required Testing Order amendment is now in force and we have attached some
 further guidance to help employees and employers understand how to identify the new
 groups that need to be tested, and testing frequencies.

 Please take the time to take a look through the guidance. While it is 34 pages long, pages 3 – 10 contain
 the key information. Further information can be viewed on the Ministry of Health’s website.

 The Border Workforce Testing Register becomes mandatory for all PCBUs who have affected border
 workers, to use from Tuesday 27 April. Earlier this week we sent out some resources and factsheets to
 help everyone gain a better understanding of what’s required of those who are regularly tested. A video
 to help with onboarding can be viewed here.

 A poster was circulated in the email that can be placed in high traffic areas to remind employers who
 have staff who undergo regular COVID-19 testing, to keep a record of testing activity on the register.

 If you need more information please contact bwtrsupport@health.govt.nz to sign up and register for an
 onboarding session to help you get started on using the register. The register also sets reminders so
 workers know when they need to get tested.

 To find out more go to health.govt.nz/covid-19-border-workforce-testing-register.

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5. The maritime border remains closed
 Even though the air border has been opened for travellers from Australia to come to New
 Zealand, the maritime border will remain closed until the Australian and New Zealand
 governments state otherwise.

 This includes all small craft and yachts coming to New Zealand from Australia.

 New Zealand registered small craft with all New Zealand crew are able to enter New Zealand but must
 still serve a 14-day quarantine period from the time they last had contact with anyone else outside of their
 vessel. Foreign registered small craft must apply for a vessel exemption from the Ministry of Health,
 regardless of the crew’s nationality.

 Vessel crew that are not New Zealanders, New Zealand permanent residents, Australian nationals who
 live in New Zealand and their immediate families, must apply for a temporary visitor's visa from
 Immigration NZ, regardless of the country the small craft is registered to.

 Commercial maritime vessels undertaking cargo operations will continue to be exempt from the maritime
 border closure and can continue to operate.

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6. Answering your questions
 There are a huge number of stakeholders in the maritime industry and ports’ supply chain,
 and all of you are affected in different ways by COVID-19 and New Zealand’s response to it.

 If you have questions you would like answered, please email MNZCovid-19@maritimenz.govt.nz
 by 5pm, Friday each week.

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7. Key sources of information
 The following links provide you with key sources of information.
          For all your questions, and to provide information and make suggestions – email Maritime NZ
           MNZCovid-19@maritimenz.govt.nz

          Port and maritime guidelines and other information
           www.maritimenz.govt.nz – click on the COVID-19 banner on the home page

          Official health advice, including PPE guidance – Ministry of Health
           www.health.govt.nz/

          Up-to-date information across the transport sector (land, sea and air) – Ministry of Transport
           www.transport.govt.nz/about/covid-19/

          All New Zealand COVID-19 legislation
           www.pco.govt.nz/covid-19-legislation/

          New Zealand’s campaign to stamp out COVID-19
           www.covid19.govt.nz

          Information for businesses operating under alert levels
           www.business.govt.nz/covid-19/operating-at-alert-levels/

          Wage Subsidy Scheme information
           www.workandincome.govt.nz/covid-19/resurgence-wage-subsidy/index.html

          Managed Isolation and Quarantine
           www.miq.govt.nz/

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