Centre for Coastal Technologies
Your gateway to the sea for safe and secure deployment, testing and recovery



Highly experienced in marine operations, we safely and securely integrate your technology requirements with our infrastructure.
Offering safe and easy access to the sea in most weathers, our assets include:
- Smart Sound Plymouth (4G/5G & mesh networks plus in-water comms)
- Boats:
- Plymouth Quest (21m Cat 2 workboat with very experienced crew)
- PML Explorer (7m Code 3R Rigid Inflatable Boat)
- PML Pioneer (5m fully instrumented AutoNaut – wave powered autonomous vessel)
- Shoreside testing facilities (marinas, pontoons, rafts etc.)
- Buoy-based test facilities (e.g., for sensor testing)
- Field test sites (e.g., for sensor testing or carbon dioxide removal technology testing)
- Dedicated commercial team to support trials with:
- Security clearance
- Commercial and marine research backgrounds
- JOSCAR approved
- Existing procurement routes with most defence Primes.