Captain reported the taxi lines in ramp area at ewr are worn and need repainting.

Attributes
ACN	1644378
Time
Date	201905
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	EWR.Airport
State Reference	NJ
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 392
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

The ramp markings in ewr are insufficient. The centerline striping for the 'inbound and outbound' lanes has been worn away to the point where it is unusable at night especially when wet. The max wingspan is listed on the 10-9 page as 118 feet and the aircraft is 117 feet. That's not much tolerance for poorly marked taxiways. Additionally; the reflective taxiway marking posts are not easily visible at night. The strong glare from the terminal is ambient light in the wrong direction to see the tight taxiway limits on romeo alpha and romeo bravo. New; brighter material or real lights are desperately needed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Captain reported the taxi lines in ramp area at EWR are worn and need repainting.

Narrative: The ramp markings in EWR are insufficient. The centerline striping for the 'inbound and outbound' lanes has been worn away to the point where it is unusable at night especially when wet. The max wingspan is listed on the 10-9 page as 118 feet and the aircraft is 117 feet. That's not much tolerance for poorly marked taxiways. Additionally; the reflective taxiway marking posts are not easily visible at night. The strong glare from the terminal is ambient light in the wrong direction to see the tight taxiway limits on Romeo Alpha and Romeo Bravo. New; brighter material or real lights are desperately needed.

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