HouseKeepingChecklist
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House Keeping Checklist
Summary
Properly planned housekeeping of your boat'sSecond interior keeps things ship-shape with minimum effort. Develop your plan to suit your needs and size of boat. Separate routines into daily, weekly and monthly tasks. Tasks with a longer period are probably maintenance tasks.
Daily Tasks
Cabins
Clean the cabins and day rooms:
- Make up beds and change the linens if required
- Tidy up all cabins and ensure things are secured
- Empty and clean trash containers
- Take trash and waste to the disposal area
- Wipe down surfaces
- Check lights and lamps are working
- Monitor laundry bags and empty if necessary
Passageways
- Check lights are working
- Check emergency lights are working
- Sweep passageway sole
- Check and clean stairways
- Check cabin and watertight doors are operational
Heads
- Check toilets are clean and operational
- Replenish supplies if necessary
- Empty and clean trash containers
- Take trash and waste to disposal area
Galley Kitchen
- Empty and clean trash containers
- Take trash and waste to disposal area
- Wash dishes and cutlery
- Clean kitchen to maintain hygiene
- Clean appliances
- Check food inventory and maintain shopping list to keep kitchen stocked, and record expenditures
- Plan and cook meals
Weekly Tasks
- Check fire extinguishers and life jackets are in place
- Change linen in all cabins
- Vacuum cabins and passageways
- Clean sinks, mirrors, tubs and showers
- Sort, wash, load and unload laundry
- Iron and press clothing and linen sort, fold and put away clean laundry
- Dispose of trash in an approved manner
Monthly Tasks
- Clean interior of stoves and fridges
- Scrub, mop and polish floors
- Clean metal fixtures and fittings
- Clean carpets, rugs and curtains
- Polish furniture and fittings
- Maintain cleaning equipment and replacement supplies
- Inspect and turn mattresses
- Clean windows, walls, ceilings, and woodwork, waxing and polishing as necessary
