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River Event Filming at Pool of London (Upper and Lower) - UAS London
Thames Hub/Pool of London (Upper and Lower) Hub
Thames & River Marine Services

River Event Filming at Pool of London (Upper and Lower)

Specialist over-water river event filming at Pool of London (Upper and Lower) for marine engineering, logistics, and creative media.

Recent Work

Selected work from across London and the Thames.

Our river event filming team is authorised and equipped for operations at Pool of London (Upper and Lower). Projects run from a two-hour tide window to a scheduled programme across a construction phase. Where a brief covers several reaches, we plan them into one run down the river.

We identify launch and recovery points at Pool of London (Upper and Lower) that work at the state of tide on the day. We carry redundant airframes so a marginal weather window is not a wasted mobilisation. Where the subject is a moving vessel, the shot is planned around its passage, not ours.

Our crews hold marine VHF and stay in contact with river traffic while the aircraft is airborne. All river flights are logged and the records remain available for your own compliance file. If the airspace or the PLA position makes the job impossible, you hear it at the enquiry stage.

Survey data from Pool of London (Upper and Lower) is processed and returned within two working days. Ask us about vessel support for Pool of London (Upper and Lower), since we can arrange MCA-coded platforms through Cinecraft. Most enquiries get a same-day response.

Marine Specifications in Pool of London (Upper and Lower)

Georeferenced river and foreshore mapping
Comprehensive risk planning and NATS filing
Tide-window scheduling and vessel traffic liaison
High-zoom and thermal inspection payloads
Full Port of London Authority (PLA) coordination
Tidal Thames skipper and pilot crew

Book River Filming

Drone operations at Pool of London (Upper and Lower) 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

Do you need Port of London Authority approval to fly at Pool of London (Upper and Lower)?

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

Can you film moving vessels at Pool of London (Upper and Lower)?

Yes. Vessel tracking is a large part of our river work, from towage and workboat operations to passenger craft. Dual-operator crews let the pilot manage proximity and line of sight while the camera operator holds the shot.

Do you work with the vessel operator directly?

Yes, and it makes a noticeable difference to the result. Given the skipper's contact we coordinate the passage and the shot list directly, so the vessel is where the camera needs it rather than the other way round.