24/48 Rotation
3 crews • 24 on, 48 off • 3-day cycle
Day 1ADay 2BDay 3CDay 4ADay 5BDay 6CDay 7ADay 8BDay 9CDay 10ADay 11BDay 12CDay 13ADay 14BDay 15CDay 16ADay 17BDay 18CDay 19ADay 20BDay 21CDay 22ADay 23BDay 24CDay 25ADay 26BDay 27CDay 28A
Each crew works every third day.
48/96 Rotation
3 crews • 48 on, 96 off • 6-day cycle
Day 1ADay 2ADay 3BDay 4BDay 5CDay 6CDay 7ADay 8ADay 9BDay 10BDay 11CDay 12CDay 13ADay 14ADay 15BDay 16BDay 17CDay 18CDay 19ADay 20ADay 21BDay 22BDay 23CDay 24CDay 25ADay 26ADay 27BDay 28B
Each crew works two days in a row, then has four days off.
Kelly Rotation
3 crews • 24-hour tours • 9-day cycle
Day 1ADay 2BDay 3ADay 4BDay 5CDay 6BDay 7CDay 8ADay 9CDay 10ADay 11BDay 12ADay 13BDay 14CDay 15BDay 16CDay 17ADay 18CDay 19ADay 20BDay 21ADay 22BDay 23CDay 24BDay 25CDay 26ADay 27CDay 28A
Example pattern. Kelly days and cycle length vary by department.
24/72 Rotation
4 crews • 24 on, 72 off • 4-day cycle
Day 1ADay 2BDay 3CDay 4DDay 5ADay 6BDay 7CDay 8DDay 9ADay 10BDay 11CDay 12DDay 13ADay 14BDay 15CDay 16DDay 17ADay 18BDay 19CDay 20DDay 21ADay 22BDay 23CDay 24DDay 25ADay 26BDay 27CDay 28D
Each crew works every fourth day.
24/96 Rotation
5 crews • 24 on, 96 off • 5-day cycle
Day 1ADay 2BDay 3CDay 4DDay 5EDay 6ADay 7BDay 8CDay 9DDay 10EDay 11ADay 12BDay 13CDay 14DDay 15EDay 16ADay 17BDay 18CDay 19DDay 20EDay 21ADay 22BDay 23CDay 24DDay 25EDay 26ADay 27BDay 28C
Each crew works every fifth day.
California Swing
3 crews • 24-hour tours • 9-day cycle
Day 1ADay 2BDay 3ADay 4CDay 5ADay 6CDay 7BDay 8CDay 9BDay 10ADay 11BDay 12ADay 13CDay 14ADay 15CDay 16BDay 17CDay 18BDay 19ADay 20BDay 21ADay 22CDay 23ADay 24CDay 25BDay 26CDay 27BDay 28A
Example pattern: on, off, on, off, on, then four days off. Versions vary by department.
Panama (2-2-3)
4 crews • 12-hour day / night • 14-day cycle
Day 1ACDay 2ACDay 3BDDay 4BDDay 5ACDay 6ACDay 7ACDay 8BDDay 9BDDay 10ACDay 11ACDay 12BDDay 13BDDay 14BDDay 15ACDay 16ACDay 17BDDay 18BDDay 19ACDay 20ACDay 21ACDay 22BDDay 23BDDay 24ACDay 25ACDay 26BDDay 27BDDay 28BD
Top letter is the day crew, bottom is the night crew. Every other weekend off.
4 On / 4 Off
4 crews • 12-hour day / night • 8-day cycle
Day 1ACDay 2ACDay 3ACDay 4ACDay 5BDDay 6BDDay 7BDDay 8BDDay 9ACDay 10ACDay 11ACDay 12ACDay 13BDDay 14BDDay 15BDDay 16BDDay 17ACDay 18ACDay 19ACDay 20ACDay 21BDDay 22BDDay 23BDDay 24BDDay 25ACDay 26ACDay 27ACDay 28AC
Top letter is the day crew, bottom is the night crew.
DuPont
4 crews • 12-hour day / night • 28-day cycle
Day 1BADay 2BADay 3BADay 4CADay 5CBDay 6CBDay 7CBDay 8ADDay 9ADDay 10ADDay 11BDDay 12BADay 13BADay 14BADay 15DCDay 16DCDay 17DCDay 18ACDay 19ADDay 20ADDay 21ADDay 22CBDay 23CBDay 24CBDay 25DBDay 26DCDay 27DCDay 28DC
Top letter is the day crew, bottom is the night crew. Each crew gets a 7-day break every cycle. Example version.
3/2 (12-hour)
2 crews • 12-hour days • 10-day cycle
Day 1ADay 2ADay 3ADay 4BDay 5BDay 6ADay 7ADay 8BDay 9BDay 10BDay 11ADay 12ADay 13ADay 14BDay 15BDay 16ADay 17ADay 18BDay 19BDay 20BDay 21ADay 22ADay 23ADay 24BDay 25BDay 26ADay 27ADay 28B
Each crew works 3 on, 2 off, then 2 on, 3 off. Example version.
4/10 Schedule
1 crew • 10-hour days • weekly, Monday start
Day 1OnDay 2OnDay 3OnDay 4OnDay 5OffDay 6OffDay 7OffDay 8OnDay 9OnDay 10OnDay 11OnDay 12OffDay 13OffDay 14OffDay 15OnDay 16OnDay 17OnDay 18OnDay 19OffDay 20OffDay 21OffDay 22OnDay 23OnDay 24OnDay 25OnDay 26OffDay 27OffDay 28Off
Four 10-hour days, three days off each week.
5/8 Schedule
1 crew • 8-hour days • weekly, Monday start
Day 1OnDay 2OnDay 3OnDay 4OnDay 5OnDay 6OffDay 7OffDay 8OnDay 9OnDay 10OnDay 11OnDay 12OnDay 13OffDay 14OffDay 15OnDay 16OnDay 17OnDay 18OnDay 19OnDay 20OffDay 21OffDay 22OnDay 23OnDay 24OnDay 25OnDay 26OnDay 27OffDay 28Off
Five 8-hour days, weekends off.
Build any rotation in VAIRKKO
Set up these patterns, or your own, and VAIRKKO fills the calendar for every crew.
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