The invention discloses a unilateral cantilever type water survey platform system, comprising a working boat, a unilateral cantilever survey platform, a boring tower and equipment. The working boat isprovided with a plurality of windlasses, at least two shaped steels are arranged on the deck of the working boat, a plurality of supports are arranged on the shaped steels in a crossing way and extends out one side of the boat body, floor board and channel steel are laid on the supports, wherein the position of channel steel corresponds to the position of the shaped steel, the channel steel is infixed connection with the support and the shaped steel, and the parts of the support and the floor board, extending out the boat body, are the working area cantilever sides. The boring tower is arranged on the unilateral cantilever survey platform. The equipment, comprising the boring tower inside the working area cantilever side and the slurry pumps on the boat body, is arranged on the survey platform. The invention is simple, has low cost, and can be used for geotechnical coring, sampling and in situ testing when exploring underwater, thereby ensuring exploration goes smoothly under any environments and conditions.