Thames Marine Civil Filming in Erith

Flying in Erith means working over moving water, tidal range and live vessel traffic. Our crews pair CAA-licensed drone pilots with working river skippers who read tide, traffic and weather off the water rather than off a map. Where the river is busy, patience beats improvisation, and we plan for it.

Where the Erith flight passes near bridges or moorings, we plan clearances and abort routes first. Cinema, inspection and mapping payloads can all be flown on the same tide window. Where bank access is restricted, we scout the approach before the crew and kit arrive.

We notify the PLA and maintain contact with London VTS throughout operations in Erith. Ground safety on the bank, meaning cordons, pedestrian routes and marshals, is planned alongside the flight. Moorings, houseboats and riverside residents are given notice where the operation warrants it.

Rushes can go out the same evening where a broadcast deadline requires it. Contact our marine desk with the Erith brief and we will confirm the tide windows that work. The quickest route is a short email with the location, the subject and the deadline.