Boat Filming London at Chelsea Reach

Flying at Chelsea Reach means working over moving water, tidal range and live vessel traffic. The work ranges from single vessel shoots to multi-day coverage of marine civil projects. Tell us the deadline early, because the tide table, not the diary, usually sets the date.

Every flight at Chelsea Reach is planned around the tide table and the vessel schedule. Where the shot demands it, we launch and recover from an MCA-coded support vessel. Where bank access is restricted, we scout the approach before the crew and kit arrive.

Notices to mariners are checked before any Chelsea Reach flight, and radio watch is kept during it. Failsafe return-to-home points account for drift, tide and a moving launch platform. If wind or river conditions turn on the day, the pilot's call is final.

Rushes can go out the same evening where a broadcast deadline requires it. Tell us what you need on the water and we will come back with options, tides and a price. The quickest route is a short email with the location, the subject and the deadline.