LAUNDRY SUPERVISOR
On a small ship, the Ship's Serviceman in charge of the laundry is responsible to the immediate superior for the complete operations. There may be no experienced laundry officer available to provide guidance. On a large ship, the ship's store officer may operate the laundry under the supervision of the supply officer or the supply officer may have an assistant supply officer in charge of the services branch who operates the laundry under the supply officer's direction. In either instance, the supervisor of the laundry has a position comparable to that of a civilian manager of a Navy shore laundry. Responsibilities are many and varied according to the size of the laundry supervised. The Ship's Serviceman supervising the laundry orders supplies; sees that the laundry is kept clean and that the equipment is properly maintained; as-signs and trains laundry personnel; maintains the flow of work through the laundry, maintains the standard of quality required on the ship; and does

Figure 5-1.- Laundry organization chart on a large ship.
whatever is necessary to make the operation efficient.

OTHER LAUNDRY PERSONNEL
Other laundry personnel are responsible to the supervisor for completing their assigned tasks. They should be ready to pick up any slack that may occur from a shortage in personnel. Laundry personnel should also avoid safety violations and use all equipment properly and according to manufacturers' instructions. Throughout this chapter the importance of operat-ing equipment properly is stressed along with the consequences of operating equipment improp-erly. Repeatedly the following facts emerge:
1 Laundry equipment will not perform efficiently unless operated correctly, and if operated incorrectly, it is easily damaged.
1 Replacements are expensive and not always easily available.
1 An efficiently operating laundry is vital to the welfare and morale of the ship's company.
1 The articles being laundered are valuable and often not easily replaced if damaged or destroyed.
. Faulty or careless operation can easily injure operating personnel.

LAUNDRY LOGS
To keep track of laundry operations there are certain logs you need to maintain. As a Ship's Serviceman third class, you should become familiar with the following logs:
. Bulk work log
. Press deck log
. Equipment maintenance log
. Heat stress log
These logs are used to log laundry in and out, record maintenance data on equipment, and record temperatures in the laundry. The logs are main-tained on a daily basis and should be readily avail-able 11for any inspecting personnel. The ship's store officer reviews these logs weekly and initials them after review.