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bulk and individual lots into the laundry. You
must make sure the lots are carefully routed
through the laundry so the work can be completed
on time. The standard time for completing these
lots is 24 to 72 hours. Scheduling work in the
laundry is based on the following factors:
Number of personnel aboard
Number and competence of laundry
personnel
Processing standards
Capacity of equipment
Equipment production standards
Past records
SIZE AND COMPETENCE OF
LAUNDRY CREW
Statistically there should be 1 laundryman for
75 to 100 crew members. Normally, this does not
happen and additional nonrated personnel are
required to operate the laundry. These personnel
may come as strikers or detailed similar to
foodservice attendants in the general mess. If
shortages of personnel occur, the schedule may
have to be adjusted to meet laundry capabilities.
The supply officer will advise the chain of
command when the number of strikers is not
adequate to support the ship’s store operation.
The competence of laundry personnel working
for you should also be considered. For the laundry
to operate properly, qualified personnel should
always be available, and time should be spent
training less experienced laundry personnel. You
should make sure that your personnel have access
to publications that explain the basic fundamentals
of laundry operation. The NAVRESSO fleet
assistance team is also available to help in any
problem areas, and this should improve your
laundry operation. The fleet assistance team is
discussed completely in the NAVSUP P-487.
PROCESSING STANDARDS
The minimum processing standards based on a
96-hour laundry workweek include the following:
Provide one change of work clothing,
underwear, socks, and one towel per day, per
accommodation
Provide one change of berth linen (per
accommodation) and one change of officer and
CPO dining facility linen per week
Finish press three work uniform shirts and
trousers per officer and CPO/SNCO accommo-
dation per week
Finish press one dress uniform shirt and trou-
sers per crew (plus troops) accommodation per week
Provide sufficient wash and utility press
capability consistent with accommodation require-
ments on surface ships with embarked Marine
Corps detachments
Have laundry capacities capable of supple-
menting facilities of tended ships in addition to
the requirements of their own ship’s company on
tenders and repair ships
The above standards amount to 24 pounds of
laundry, per crew member, per 96-hour workweek
(minimum standards). It can be anticipated that
approximately 80 percent of the workload will
require tumble drying, 20 percent pressing, and
2 percent of this pressing workload will be
flatwork if available.
EQUIPMENT PRODUCTION
STANDARDS
The capacity and production capabilities of
your equipment are also considered in scheduling
laundry work.
The equipment capacity is
determined by the manufacturer. Equipment
should not be overloaded or used in a manner that
would increase the possibility of damage. The
equipment production standards are the opera-
tional capabilities of one particular piece of
equipment in a given period of time. This may
vary depending on the operator’s ability and the
condition and arrangement of the equipment and
utilities. The average production standards are
based on reviews of past laundry records:
Washer/extractor— 1 load per hour
Dryers—2 loads per hour
Shirts (shirt set of three presses)—20 per
operator hour (poh)
Trousers (trousers set of three presses)—20
poh
Shirts single press 554— 12 poh
Trousers single press 554—9 poh
PAST RECORDS
Records of work previously done in the bulk work
and press deck logs should be considered when you
are making the laundry schedule. The bulk work logs
tell you how much bulk work was done previously.
The press deck logs tell you how much press work
was done previously. If the previous laundry
supervisor kept a weekly laundry summary sheet
of all this work, you will already have a summary.
This summary sheet is illustrated in figure 7-2.
7-2
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