Coal trimmer
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coal-trimmer-201-14087889
title:
Coal trimmer
text:
A coal trimmer or trimmer is a position within the engineering department of a coal-fired steamship that involves all coal handling duties. Their main task is to ensure that coal is evenly distributed within a ship to ensure it remains trim in the water. Their efforts to control the fore-and-aft angle at which a ship floats is why they are called “trimmers”. Without proper management of the coal bunkers, ships could easily list due to uneven distribution of the coal. The role of trimmers starts
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Worker who evenly distributes coal in ships
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_trimmer
date created:
date modified:
2023-09-06T03:54:53Z
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13
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