Status report A status report ( also known as a condition report ) was a type of report which provided an update regarding the current condition of an entity , usually a starship or space station , during or after an event . Technological systems , including weapon s and shields , propulsion , and sensor s were routinely checked , as well as the entity ' s crew for casualties . One could obtain a report on a specific system or set of systems , such as in a primary systems status report or systems status report . ( ; ) A status report on an entire ship could also be requested . The computer could give this report and included data on at least the warp core , power systems and levels , structural integrity , shields , weapons , communications , and waste systems . The Doctor , as an unranked Starfleet officer , had access to this report . ( ) A ship ' s status report was also one of the responsibilities of the first officer . Chakotay once gave Captain Kathryn Janeway a ships status report after an incident with the Borg , which discussed the operation of removing Borg technology from the . ( ) Starfleet away team members were required to file status reports on a regular basis if they were on an away mission for an extended period of time . Naomi Wildman asked Neelix why her mother had not filed a report recently . ( ) The phrase " report " was commonly used by Starfleet captains and commander s as an abbreviation for a status report request , typically when it was unclear what had actually happened . In a situation aboard the bridge , the bridge officer s would each state the condition of the systems they are responsible for , and occasionally engineering , sickbay , astrometrics , and other departments would also give a report . A status report on a specific system , action , or situation was typically requested with the phrase " status . " Examples of status report requests . " In 2155 in the mirror universe , Lieutenant was the captain ' s woman of Captain Maximilian Forrest . When she found him in his quarters reviewing status reports , she stated that his quarters were his sanctuary , turned off his monitor , and kiss ed him . " ( ) Admiral James T . Kirk asked Captain Spock for a condition report soon after the exited a time warp upon returning to the 23rd century in the year 2286 , but Spock was unable to provide one since the computer was offline . ( ) When Commander Riker asked for a status report , Natasha Yar told him that the Jarada probe d the ship . ( ) Also in 2364 , Geordi La Forge gave Captain Picard a status report about the Quazulu VIII virus aboard and that Doctor Crusher converted a holodeck into an isolation ward . ( ) When Captain Picard asked for a status report of the aligned dilithium crystal s , Leland T . Lynch asked for three more minute s . ( ) Another status report by Worf said that all systems were operational . ( ) Captain Jean - Luc Picard asked his bridge officers for a status report after the starship ' s second encounter with the Paxan energy field . ( ) Captain Picard also requested a status report from the computer when the crew ' s memories were temporarily erased by a Satarran imposter , but the system ' s voice interface was nonfunctional . Lieutenant commander Geordi La Forge was instead able to pull up a general status report from a panel , which showed that the ship ' s life support system was fully operational , but navigation , propulsion and outside communication s had been completely disrupted . As internal communications were functional , however , Lieutenant Worf asked all ship ' s personnel to select a representative from their respective groups to report on their status . ( ) In 2369 , Commander Benjamin Sisko requested the status report after several energy problems aboard Deep Space 9 when he entered ops . ( ) After Dukat and Kira Nerys captured a Klingon Bird - of - Prey , they found its computer log s included valuable status reports from several Klingon starships in the Cardassian Union . ( ) Captain Kathryn Janeway asked Tom Paris for a status report of his pursuit of Henry Starling in Rain Robinson ' s van . ( ) In late 2375 , the Jem ' Hadar attack ship commanded by Luaran ( until she was killed by Elim Garak ) was asked to submit a status report on their navigational array . ( ) In 2376 , the " Delta Flyer " encountered a dark matter lifeform while Captain Janeway was the lone person in the cockpit section and asked the crewmembers in the aft section for a report on their status . ( )