A hatch or entrance from the deck to the cabin.
A stairway inside the ship that connects the deck levels
set of steps or ladders leading from one deck level to another.
A deck opening provided with a set of stairs or a ladder leading from one deck to another.
the main entrance to the cabin, usually including the steps down into the cabin a passageway through which a ladder or stairs lead from the deck down to the cabin.
Entryway from the deck to the belowdeck cabin area.
opening leading from the main deck down into the cabin(s), accessed by stairs or ladder.
A ladder or stairway on board a vessel. Synonym: companion.
1.) Another name for a hole to fall into. (see also Hatch) 2.) A double berth.
A ramp or stairway between decks.
An access hatchway in a deck, with a ladder leading below, generally for the crew's use.
In the architecture of a ship, a companion or companionway is a raised and windowed hatchway in the ship's deck, with a ladder leading below and the hooded entrance-hatch to the main cabins. This meaning of "companion" is derived from French and Italian terms meaning "the chamber of the company," originally the name of the storeroom for provisions on board ship. The term later broadened to its current meaning.