Arbo Unie / Port Health Centre manages the vaccination efforts under this programm in the four large sea port regions of the Netherlands: Eemshaven (Groningen, Delfzijl), IJmond (Amsterdam), Rijnmond (Rotterdam) and Scheldemond (Flushing-Terneuzen).
Seafarers employed on board of seagoing vessels visting these sea port regions are eligble for vaccination under this programme.
Vaccination appointments can only be made by Netherlands based representatives of the seagoing vessels (ship managers and agents) and Netherlands based employers of seafarers.
Excluded from participation in the programme are seafarers working on board of fishing vessels (apart from trawlers), government vessels, yaughts and vessels not endeavouring on international voyages.
The used vaccine is the single shot J&J / Janssen vaccine.
Via the button below, download the application procedure for scheduling a vaccination appointment.
For booster vaccination, see PART III on this web page.
Download application procedure (.pdf)