Once the cruise has been achieved, the mission leader files a Cruise report  (English version ).

It must be filed before leaving the ship by email to: dfo_campagnes@flotteoceanographique.fr.

It includes the following sections:

• End of Cruise Evaluation Sheet (FEFC) to be submitted and signed by the captain.
• Cruise summary report (CSR) for the SISMER, to be filled in via the cruise management system, SGC (https://sgc.flotteoceanographique.fr/).
• End of Cruise Information Sheet.
• Preliminary cruise report (PCR), to be filled in via the SGC (https://sgc.flotteoceanographique.fr/).
• Confidential Report to the management of the oceanographic Fleet (DFO), if necessary.
• Confidential Report for technical managers, if necessary.
• Report on the use of radioelements.
• Report on the use of chemical products and fume hoods.
• Equipment Loss Report.

Note:
At the end of the cruise and in the case of works in international exclusive economic zones (EEZ), international rules (see the United Nations guideline (The law of the sea) – Marine Scientific Research, article 249, page 63) require the following:

1.  Submit a preliminary cruise report (see PCR above). The report is sent to the DFO which forwards it to the authorities of the EEZ concerned via diplomatic channels (MEAE).
2.  Next the final results and conclusions of the scientific works resulting from the cruise are submitted in a suitable format to the DFO which forwards them to the authorities of the EEZ concerned via official diplomatic channels (MEAE). In the case of special requests in the document authorizing the works, there may also be requests for samples, data and even for assistance in processing and interpreting such data.

These submissions are obligatory and important because they are a condition for obtaining authorizations for works in the same EEZs in the future:

• Report on the use of radioelements (for IFREMER and INSU ships).
• Report on the use of chemical products and fume hoods (for IFREMER ships; chemical products for INSU ships).
• Equipment Loss Report.
• Survey on the use of cruise results.

Note that the End of Cruise Evaluation Sheet must also be signed by the captain or the OPEXO at the end of the cruise.