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Boat Filming London in Waterloo - UAS London
Thames Hub/Waterloo Hub
Thames & River Marine Services

Boat Filming London in Waterloo

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

Recent Work

Selected work from across London and the Thames.

Flying in Waterloo means working over moving water, tidal range and live vessel traffic. Clients here include TV productions, marine contractors, port operators and engineering teams. We can attend a pre-start or toolbox meeting where the project requires one.

Planning in Waterloo starts with the tide window, because it decides what is even possible. We carry redundant airframes so a marginal weather window is not a wasted mobilisation. We bring spare airframes; a single failure should not end a tide-limited shoot.

We notify the PLA and maintain contact with London VTS throughout operations in Waterloo. Crews are water-safety trained as well as CAA-licensed. If the airspace or the PLA position makes the job impossible, you hear it at the enquiry stage.

Delivery is by secure cloud transfer with the raw capture archived as backup. Contact the operations desk to check dates in Waterloo and get a written quote. Most enquiries get a same-day response.

Marine Specifications in Waterloo

VHF marine radio equipped pilots
Georeferenced river and foreshore mapping
Full Port of London Authority (PLA) coordination
Comprehensive risk planning and NATS filing
Over-water flight safety fail-safes
Dynamic ship-to-ship tracking shots

Book River Filming

Drone operations at Waterloo 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

What deliverables can you provide from Waterloo?

Broadcast-ready video, high-resolution stills, georeferenced orthomosaics of the bank and foreshore, 3D models, or written inspection reports. Raw capture is handed over on the day and processed output follows within 24 to 48 hours.

Are you insured for flying over water?

Yes. We carry £10M public liability insurance written to cover over-water operations, and can provide the certificate along with our CAA authorisation and a job-specific risk assessment before booking.

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.