Specialist Boat Services for Film and TV Productions | Location Safety Ltd
At Location Safety, we offer a comprehensive range of water safety services tailored specifically for the film, television, and media industries. Our fully crewed fleet of safety boats is available for standby rescue cover, ensuring your cast and crew can work safely and confidently around water.
Whether you’re filming on a river, lake, canal, or coastal location, we provide flexible safety solutions to suit productions of all scales. From a single safety boat to complete safety packages, we can supply:
- On-water safety teams
- Bank-based safety and support personnel
- Safety boats for camera crew and technical departments
- Specialist safety for stunt or special effects sequences
We work closely with your production team to carry out a comprehensive location recce prior to filming. This allows us to assess the risks and determine the most appropriate safety provision based on the specific challenges of your shoot. Our aim is always to help you capture your vision safely, without compromising creativity.
We tailor our provision to meet your specific filming requirements.
What We Provide:
- Crewed safety boats for on-water standby and incident response
- Safety boats for camera platforms, special effects support, or crew access
- Bank-based rescue teams and spotters for additional coverage
- Pre-filming location recces to assess risk and plan support
- Tailored documentation, including:
- Site-specific risk assessments
- Method statements
- Custom rescue plans
- Support for complex or remote shoots, including flood zones, rivers, and fast-moving water
Bespoke Risk Assessments & Method Statements
For every job, we deliver detailed, site-specific risk assessments, method statements (RAMS), and rescue plans. These are tailored to the exact requirements of each location and sequence, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, production insurance, and legal obligations.
We can provide safety boats for use as floating camera platforms, special effects support, or general crew operations.
Our Team:
- Flood and swift water rescue technicians
- Water rescue instructors and paddlesport experts
- Qualified rescue professionals
- Decades of real-world experience in dynamic and high-risk environments
- Calm, professional presence on set, integrated seamlessly with your crewwo
Crewed Safety Boats & Technical Support Vessels
In addition to safety boats, we can supply stable safety boats for use as mobile camera platforms, lighting rigs, or SFX support units. Our fleet of safety and support boats can be deployed to provide visible stand-off safety, support in-water filming, or serve as floating platforms for crew and equipment. All vessels are operated by qualified boat handlers with emergency response training.
Whether you’re filming in open water, rivers, flood zones, or remote inland locations, your crew will be in safe hands with us.
Highly Qualified & Experienced Water Safety Personnel
With decades of combined experience in both emergency response and on-set safety, our professionals ensure that your production remains safe, legal, and efficient — even in the most challenging environments.
Whether you’re filming in open water, rivers, flood zones, or remote inland locations, your crew will be in safe hands with us. No matter the body of water or complexity of the shoot, our expert personnel are here to manage risk and deliver peace of mind. Our team includes:
- Ex-Royal Marine Small Boat Specialists
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technicians
- Water Rescue Instructors
- Qualified Canoe, Kayak, and Rafting Instructors
- Emergency Service Specialists with water safety expertise
- Lifeboat Coxswains
With decades of combined experience in both emergency response and on-set safety, our professionals ensure that your production remains safe, legal, and efficient.
Contact us
07831606857 or 07789913918
info@location-safety.com