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CHAPTER 5
THE SHIP’S LAUNDRY
One of the supply officer’s responsibilities is
to provide laundry service to the ship’s crew. This
is done through the operation of the ship’s
laundry which is operated by Ship’s Servicemen.
The laundry service provided is directly in line
with the overall mission of the Navy. This service
provides shipboard personnel with living and
working conditions that will result in a high state
of crew morale, health and comfort, adequate to
sustain maximum personnel effectiveness, and to
support an increase in personnel retention.
The ship’s laundry works on a workflow
concept; that is, laundry is routed through one
work station to another until it is completed. The
main purpose of this workflow is to obtain
efficient production. As a Ship’s Serviceman
working in the laundry, you need to become
familiar with the different tasks that make up this
laundry workflow.
This chapter provides working personnel in the
ship’s laundry with information and facts
concerning the operation of the laundry. It also
covers the tasks involved in processing laundry
from the receipt of bundles or bulk work through
the assembly and issue of the finished work to the
individual or division.
SAFETY
Safety is discussed throughout this chapter and
is a very important aspect of the laundry process.
Safety cannot be overemphasized. The safety
precautions for shipboard laundries are contained
in Navy Safety Precautions Afloat, OPNAVINST
5100.19A, chapter 13, section 2. The laundry
supervisor is responsible for making sure all
laundry personnel have safe work practices.
Technical manuals for each piece of equipment
list the safety precautions and safety features for
that equipment. A list of safety precautions for
each piece of equipment should be posted near
the machine for all laundry personnel to read,
remember, and practice.
These charges will also cover the cost of operating
supplies for the barbershop and the dry-cleaning
plant.
Charges are also made for laundry service
provided for the sick bay when the charges exceed
$25 per month. Charges are based on services
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SANITATION
The purpose of the ship’s laundry is to
produce clean clothing through the laundry
process. This washing process should be done in
a sanitary manner. The medical officer or senior
Hospital Corpsman aboard should inspect the
laundry frequently to make sure laundry spaces
are kept in a sanitary condition as outlined in the
Manual of Naval Preventive Medicine, NAVMED
P-5010, chapter 2.
The senior medical officer aboard ship pre-
pares the sanitation requirements. If a medical
officer is not attached aboard ship, the senior
Hospital Corpsman aboard prepares the sanita-
tion requirements. These sanitation requirements
are posted in the laundry for all laundry personnel
to read and rigidly endorse. The ship’s store
officer should inspect the laundry each business
day to make sure sanitation regulations are
complied with.
CHARGES FOR LAUNDRY SERVICE
Normally laundry service aboard ship is free.
The materials used in processing laundry are paid
for through the profits made by the ship’s store.
In certain cases these profits, generated through
the ship’s store, may not be sufficient enough to
cover the cost of the supplies necessary to operate
the laundry and the commanding officer may
authorized the collection of the following charges
on a monthly basis:
Officers
$1.25
Midshipmen and chief petty
.75
officers
Other enlisted personnel
.35
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