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Boat Filming London at Chiswick Reach - UAS London
Thames Hub/Chiswick Reach Hub
Thames & River Marine Services

Boat Filming London at Chiswick Reach

Specialist over-water boat filming london at Chiswick Reach for marine engineering, logistics, and creative media.

Recent Work

Selected work from across London and the Thames.

If your project sits at Chiswick Reach, we can plan and fly it with the river permissions already in place. Projects run from a two-hour tide window to a scheduled programme across a construction phase. Early starts are normal here, because the best water and the best light rarely coincide with office hours.

River work at Chiswick Reach is planned against live traffic information, not a generic river chart. High-zoom and thermal payloads cover structural inspection of piers, bridges and river walls. Time on site is agreed in advance so vessel and shore teams can plan around it.

Coordination with the Port of London Authority is standard on every flight at Chiswick Reach. Failsafe return-to-home points account for drift, tide and a moving launch platform. Our river risk assessments are written to be read, not to satisfy a filing requirement.

Survey data from Chiswick Reach is processed and returned within two working days. Contact the operations desk to check dates at Chiswick Reach and get a written quote. We can point you at Thames projects where we have done something similar.

Marine Specifications in Chiswick Reach

Over-water flight safety fail-safes
Full Port of London Authority (PLA) coordination
Comprehensive risk planning and NATS filing
VHF marine radio equipped pilots
Georeferenced river and foreshore mapping
Riparian landowner and pier operator liaison

Book River Filming

Drone operations at Chiswick Reach require Port of London Authority clearance and skipper-coordinated flight paths.

Request River Booking

Thames Operational Specs

  • PLA Coordination Managed
  • VHF Radio Pilot Logs
  • MCA-Coded Support Vessels
  • £10M Maritime Insurance
  • GPS Tracked Over-Water Flights
  • Wind-shear resistant platforms

Reference Links

RegulatoryCAA approved operator
Insurance£10M public liability
Experience1,000+ flight hours in London airspace
AirspaceNATS permissions for central London operations
RegisteredUAS London Limited · 16148461

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you launch drones directly from boats at Chiswick Reach?

Yes. Through our partnership with Cinecraft we have access to MCA-coded workboats and support vessels, and our pilots are experienced in launching and recovering from a moving deck.

Do you need Port of London Authority approval to fly at Chiswick Reach?

Any professional drone operation on the tidal Thames, including Chiswick Reach, requires notification to and coordination with the PLA and London VTS. UAS London manages those clearances as part of the service.

Can you fly at night or in low light on the river?

Yes. Night and blue-hour work over the Thames is something we do regularly, with the lighting conditions and additional risk factored into the plan. Twilight often gives the strongest results on the tideway.