Some examples of reports that you maybe involvedwith are briefly discussed below.LABOR DISTRIBUTION REPORTSAND TIMEKEEPINGLabor reporting, such as that included in a MonthlySituation Report and a Deployment Completion Report(both of which are discussed below), is of greatimportance to the operation of Seabee units. It providesmanagement with data that is necessary to determinelabor expenditures on project work for calculation ofstatistical labor costs and to compare actual constructionperformance with estimating standards. It also serves todetermine the effectiveness of labor utilization inperforming administrative and support functions, bothfor internal unit management and for development ofplanning standards by higher command.For labor reporting to be effective, an accurate laboraccounting or timekeeping system is mandatory. Thissystem must permit the day-by-day accumulation oflabor utilization data insufficient detail and in a reamerthat allows ready compilation of information requiredby the operations officer in the management ofmanpower resources and in the preparation of reports tohigher authority. The timekeeping system used in NavalConstruction Force units is described inCOMSECOND/THIRDNCBINST 5312.1 series. Forthe purpose of our TRAMAN discussion, only the mostimportant aspects of the system are covered.In the system, the basic unit for measuring labor isthe man-hour which, as you know, is the amount oflabor produced by one person working 1 hour of time.Man-days are computed on the basis of an 8-hour dayregardless of the length of the scheduled workday.therefore, if an individual has worked a scheduled9 hours in 1 day, he or she has expended 9 ÷ 8 = 1.125man-days of effort. Similarly, ten persons working9 hours in a scheduled workday is equivalent to 11.25man-days.All labor is considered as being either productivelabor or overhead. Productive labor includes all laborthat directly or indirectly contributes to theaccomplishment of the mission, including militaryoperations and readiness, disaster control operations,training, and, of course, construction operations. For thelatter-construction operations-productive labor isfurther accounted for in two categories as follows:1. Direct labor includes all labor expendeddirectly on assigned construction tasks, either in thefield or in the shop, and which contributes directly to thecompletion of the end product. For EAs, this includes,for example, surveying on a tasked construction project,travel time to and from project sites, and the preparationof as-built drawings.2. Indirect labor comprises all labor required tosupport construction operations, but which does notproduce an end product itself. This category is furthersubdivided under various codes listed inCOMSECOND/THIRDNCBINST 5312.1 series. Oneof the codes, X02 - operations and engineering, listssuch work as drafting (other than as-built preparation),surveying (for other than tasked projects), materialstesting, and timekeeping as indirect labor.Overhead labor is not considered to be productivelabor in that it does not contribute directly or indirectlyto the end product. It includes all labor that must bereported regardless of the assigned mission. Examplesof overhead labor are the work performed by personnelassigned to the S-1 department, leave and liberty, andtime spent getting haircuts and going to the exchangeduring working hours. It also includes time lost due toinclement weather and waiting for transportation.MONTHLY SITUATION REPORT (SITREP)Each deployed battalion submits a monthly reportof its construction operations to either Commander,SECOND Naval Construction Brigade (COM-SECONDNCB) or Commander, THIRD NavalConstruction Brigade (COMTHIRDNCB). Therecipient brigade depends upon which theater ofoperations the battalion is in. The report, transmitted ina naval message format, provides a review of thebattalion’s construction activities during the reportingperiod. For each project tasked to the battalion(including the main body and each detail site), theSITREP lists the scheduled and actual percentages ofproject completion, the remaining direct-laborman-days needed to complete the project, and theestimated usable completion date (UCD) of the project.For each tasked project, the SITREP provides also abrief comment describing the main work performedduring the reporting period. Additionally, the SITREPincludes a personnel summary for the main body anddetail sites and a direct-labor capability analysis. Thecapability analysis compares the battalion’s totalremaining direct-labor man-day availability with thetotal remaining man-days needed to complete all projecttasking.For further discussion of the SITREP format andrequirements, you should refer to the NMCB OperationsOfficer’s Handbook, COMSECOND/THIRDNCB-INST 5200.2 series. This instruction, simply called the14-2
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