what is this called (deck hatch?) picture below

[magnetman]

The access hatch on the front deck of this barge - does it have a special name?

 

(Red thing on starboard side of foredeck)

[Bee]

I've always thought of it as a companionway.

[Grebe]

Fo'c'sle companion (way)

[Dalesman]

This is called a Scuttle..

[magnetman]

Thanks I was looking for a word to use in image search so I can have a look at all the different designs for these things

[Chubberdog]

My 1898 Cassels Encyclopedic dictionary would suggest the 'porch' on the f'csle would be a 'companian hatch', the ladder (presumably) leads through the 'companionway' into what I would call a 'lazaret', a separate store, as I think it unlikely to connect with the hold.

 

I love words!

 

Doug

Edited September 13, 2016 by Chubberdog