• Guideline - Information for participants
• Cooperation captain-scientific expedition leader
• Guideline-social-networks
• For a good way of working and living together at sea
• Leaflet for health care ALKOR
• Leaflet Export control and Customs
• Working times of ships' crew

RV "ALKOR"

• Ship time on RV "ALKOR"  is generally applied for at Portal Deutsche Forschungsschiffe. Please follow the link to learn more.
   

• At GEOMAR you can only apply for ship time of RV "ALKOR" if it is a short-cruise for equipment test (1-3 days).
  Please include in the application a description of the euqipment-test you plan to conduct and provide a detailed working plan.
  A short report has to be submitted after the cruise. Please send the report to us at forschungsschiffe(at)geomar.de.
  
  Application for short cruises ALKOR- Equipment test
  Application for short cruises ALKOR

(Word-Document)" for short cruises(1-3 days) 
Submission date for cruises in the following year is 31st January (e.g.: Alkor-shortcruises for 2021 must submitted by 31st January 2020.)

Marine Facilities Planning "MFP" is also used in addition, for detailed planning and coordination of the expeditions.

The implementation of MFP to the GEOMAR processes is under continuous ongoing development.
Amongst other things, the "MFP" guides the scientist through the process from cruise application stage, through to post-cruise reporting.

RV "LITTORINA"

• Ship time on RV "LITTORINA" can be applied for at GEOMAR.
  Please contact forschungsschiffe(at)geomar.de.
   
• Application shiptime LITTORINA
  (Word-Document) for application of ship time of RV "LITTORINA"
  Submission dates are mentioned in the covering letter for the ship time application which is sent out in April and September to involved parties.   
   

Further documents:
 

• Boarding documents:
  Boarding and cruise notification ALKOR
  Boarding and cruise notification LITTORINA
   
• Report templates 
  Cruise Summary Report 
  Create and submit the "CSR" online via BSH-Login / Offline CSR Offline Editor.
  As exemption a Word-file may be submitted to dod(at)bsh.de : CSR_Beispiel-Formular.doc ; CSR-Formular.doc ; CSR_Codes.xls.

• Scientific Cruise Report
  Cruise Report - template
  Find details on Portal deutsche Forschungsschiffe: Berichte und Daten

• Final discussion "Abschlussgespräch"
   

Further helpful documents:

• Accident- and health insurance for participants - Shipping company Briese: 
  Insurance for participants
   
• Leaflet accident insurance: 
  Leaflet UV-Gesellschaft - Reederei.pdf

• Funding
  Funding of shipexpeditions
  Guidelines for application of funding