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Boat Filming London in Teddington - UAS London
Thames & River Marine Services

Boat Filming London in Teddington

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

If your project sits in Teddington, we can plan and fly it with the river permissions already in place. 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. Tell us the deadline early, because the tide table, not the diary, usually sets the date.

Where the Teddington flight passes near bridges or moorings, we plan clearances and abort routes first. Capture is in RAW throughout, leaving headroom for grading or photogrammetric processing. Where the subject is a moving vessel, the shot is planned around its passage, not ours.

We notify the PLA and maintain contact with London VTS throughout operations in Teddington. Emergency landing points are identified on the bank or on a vessel before take-off, never improvised. If wind or river conditions turn on the day, the pilot's call is final.

If weather or tide closes the window, we rebook the next viable slot at no extra cost. Tell us what you need on the water and we will come back with options, tides and a price. Most enquiries get a same-day response.

Marine Specifications in Teddington

Water-safety trained flight crews
Over-water flight safety fail-safes
Riparian landowner and pier operator liaison
Georeferenced river and foreshore mapping
High-wind and estuary weather capability
Bridge and pier structural inspection clearance

Book River Filming

Drone operations at Teddington 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
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

How do you manage wind and weather on the river?

The Thames corridor funnels wind and can be considerably rougher than the surrounding streets. We work to maritime forecasts and fly platforms rated to around 25 knots, so a marginal day does not automatically cost you the shoot.

How much notice do you need for river work in Teddington?

More than for a land-based shoot, because PLA notification and the tide table both constrain the date. A week or two is comfortable; tell us the deadline and we will tell you honestly whether it is achievable.

Can you launch drones directly from boats in Teddington?

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.