boarding ladder
A ladder used to board the vessel. Boarding ladders may be designed to be useful from either the water or a dock and are usually stowed when not in use.
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boarding ladder - A temporary set of steps, usually lowered over the side of a vessel.
boarding gate, boarding ladder
A gate or ladder that facilitates going aboard a boat.
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The twin-wheel design creates terrific access to the swim platform that includes a boarding ladder with teak treads and a hot-and-cold shower. There are two large aft lockers and waterproof speakers.
Lifeboats should have enough fixed-displacement (i.e. foam) buoyancy to be unsinkable. They also should have a boarding ladder. It is very hard to enter most boats from the water.
 See also: Rode, Tackle, Yacht, Sheet, Batten
  
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