gangboard

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  A board or plank used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside or any gap such as scaffolding.
 * 2)  A board or plank placed within or without the bulwarks of a vessel's waist for lookouts to walk or stand on.
 * 3) The boards ending the hammock-nettings at either side of the entrance from the accommodation-ladder to the deck.
 * 1) The boards ending the hammock-nettings at either side of the entrance from the accommodation-ladder to the deck.

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: lankonki
 * German:, ,
 * Portuguese: prancha de desembarque
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:, brvina
 * Volapük: golaboed, boedaponil,