B737 captain reports a lack of taxiway signs and markings at chs.

Attributes
ACN	1001756
Time
Date	201203
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	CHS.Airport
State Reference	SC
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 292
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

Our taxi out clearance from ATC was: runway 21 via bravo; charlie; alpha; and hold short of runway 15. While taxiing northeast on taxiway charlie; we were looking for signage or taxiway markings to indicate taxiway alpha. None existed. We were able to determine taxiway alpha by referencing the taxi diagram and counting taxiways. We did not miss our turn. This lack of proper signage and markings could be very hazardous at night or low visibility conditions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 Captain reports a lack of taxiway signs and markings at CHS.

Narrative: Our taxi out clearance from ATC was: Runway 21 via Bravo; Charlie; Alpha; and hold short of Runway 15. While taxiing northeast on Taxiway Charlie; we were looking for signage or taxiway markings to indicate Taxiway Alpha. None existed. We were able to determine Taxiway Alpha by referencing the taxi diagram and counting taxiways. We did not miss our turn. This lack of proper signage and markings could be very hazardous at night or low visibility conditions.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.