MYS 2021: Updated Health Measures

The Monaco Yacht Show 2021 kicks off on Wednesday September 22, and ahead of the event the team has announced a list of updated health measures in place to keep all attendees safe and healthy.

Firstly, when entering the Principality of Monaco, everyone over 16, whatever their nationality, must be able to present all the documents required according to their zone of origin (green zone, orange zone, red zone). Before your departure, check the measures in force according to the colour zone of your country.

Wearing a mask outdoors is compulsory in the Principality for everyone over five years old.

Access to the site of MYS 2021

 The following health measures will be applied during MYS 2021 in accordance with the rules set up by the Gouvernement Princier de Monaco and Informa AllSecure's enhanced health and safety standards imposed on all Informa Group events following Covid-19.

• It is mandatory to wear masks at all times. All participants, without exception, in the MYS enclosure and during the visits of yachts and tenders must wear a surgical mask, FFP2 or Bettimask™ fabric mask. It is recommended to change the mask every four hours and the visitor must bring their own masks and hydroalcoholic gel.

• Access to the MYS site requires presentation of a valid health pass. This can be in paper or digital format, and can be a Monaco Safe Pass, Covid EU digital certificate, negative PCR or antigenic test result less than 72 hours old, a complete vaccination*, or proof of Covid-19 recovery certificate (a positive PCR test older than 11 days and less than six months).

• Each visitor must personally present their health pass each day to gain entry to the show. In accordance with the law in force, the presentation of an identity document will be requested (passport, identity card, driving license). No data recording will be made during the control by the MYS.

• The control of the health pass will be carried out daily. The holder of a valid health pass will be given a 'health pass' bracelet of the day to be worn on the wrist. They will then be able to enter and leave the MYS premises the same day without having to show their health pass again.

Any person that does not presenting a valid health pass will be refused entry to the MYS site even if he/she has to perform a service on behalf of an exhibitor.

Covid-19 Testing in the Principality of Monaco 

For a list of pharmacies offering antigenic testing by appointment (results in less than 30 minutes) and laboratories offering PCR testing by appointment (results in max 24 hours), click here. The concierge of the hotels in Monaco are at the disposal of their clients to help make an appointment for a Covid-19 test.

General health measures of the MYS

• Observance of barrier measures against Covid-19.

• Protective equipment: wearing a mask is mandatory in the exhibition area (surgical mask or FFP2 or Bettimask™ fabric mask - all other fabric masks are not allowed).

• Personal hygiene: hand disinfection stations will be available throughout the exhibition area.

• Physical separation: controlled density of participants in the exhibition (aisles and stands) in accordance with local authority regulations. This means a distance of 1.5m between two people during the whole show.

• Limiting physical contact: preference for digital alternatives to the exchange of printed documents during the exhibition.

• Visiting the exhibition: online pre-registration mandatory for visitors, except for holders of printed invitations. Ticket sales for the exhibition are exclusively online, it will not be possible to buy a ticket on site. 

• Reinforcement of the cleaning of the exhibition's common areas and equipment before, during and after each day of the exhibition. Disinfection of ventilation and air-conditioning systems.

• Pre-packaged individual food, drinks and disposable utensils on the stands and in the exhibition, to be consumed seated. 

• First aid: the area for the treatment of any person presenting symptoms of Covid-19 is located at Quai Antoine ler.

*For the Covid-19 vaccine Janssen, full vaccination is acquired 28 days after one dose.
For other vaccines, it is seven days after the 2nd dose or single dose for people who have had Covid-19.

Images courtesy of MYS.