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Subscriber only More people will be allowed on tourism charter boats after the Chief Health Officer approved relaxations to COVIDSafe requirements. Private point to point ferry services under three hours travel time can operate 100 per cent of indoor seated capacity provided passengers are in ticketed and allocated seating. Round trip day vessels can use up to 100 per cent of indoor seated capacity provided passengers are in ticketed and allocated seating. Tourism Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said the changes would mean more visitors could enjoy the Great Barrier Reef. Assistant Tourism Minister Michael Healy and I have been working closely with the Marine Tourism operators who wanted greater flexibility with COVID-19 requirements, Mr Hinchliffe said.