A Ships Stairway from one deck to another is called what?

Question

A Ships Stairway from one deck to another is called what?

Answer 1

I call mine *&%$ stairs in my #@*& way that make me fall down when I been ^#@%&(!)+=* drinking.

Answer 2

In the US Merchant Marine they are typically called LADDERS.

Answer 3

Stairs.

Companionway is the entrance to a cabin...often conatining stairs or a ladder...as in "Companionway Ladder" or "Companionway steps"

Answer 4

They are properly referred to as a companionway but also called ladders and stairs.  It's a common mistake to refer to an entry as a companionway.  It's actually a hatch or hatchway.

Answer 5

A ladder. HOWVER, cruise ships and the like have stairs and I believe riverboats used landlubber terms.

Answer 6

Many people call it a "companionway".