Book excerpt: This text is a rate training manual designed to provide enlisted men of the Ship's Serviceman rating with basic information concerning the various ship's service specialties. The text is divided into four parts. Part 1 discusses areas common to the administration of all ship's service activities. The remaining sections are divided into the specialties within the Ship's Serviceman rating: Part 2, Laundryman; Part 3, Tailor; and Part 4, Barber. Each part contains sections which deal with the operation and management of the particular service activity and its basic processes and procedures, including equipment operation and routine maintenance. A subject index is included.