A marine coordinator plans and runs everything on the water for a shoot: the vessels, the crew, the safety plan, the permissions and the timings around the tide, and coordinates it all on the day.
As soon as water is in the script, and before the recce. Permissions on the water and in the air take the longest to line up, and the tide decides which days and times work, so the earlier we see the schedule the more options you keep.
Yes. We apply to the Port of London Authority for filming on the tidal Thames, and work with the ports, harbour authorities and navigation authorities wherever else you are filming.
Yes. Borough film offices, Film London, piers, pontoons and landowners, as well as the water.
Yes. We run our own film boats, and for bigger or specialist jobs we bring in the right vessel for the shot, crewed by our own skippers.
Yes. We plan and run multi-boat shoots, from one camera boat to a whole marine unit.
Yes. We write the water side of the risk assessment and safety plan for your safety adviser to review, and work to your production office’s schedule and call sheets.
Yes. We have worked across the Solent, Poole and Dorset, the Kent coast and the Medway, Essex, the east coast, the Humber and the Bristol Channel. Our boats travel by road, or we have the right vessel waiting locally, crewed by our own skippers. Anywhere in the UK, and Europe on request.
Yes. We can pencil a date while you confirm, and a deposit secures it. Paid standby and weather-hold days are available too. Weather days are covered in your quote terms.
