C-182 pilot was given questionable taxi instructions by ATCT local controller at mvy.

Attributes
ACN	521057
Time
Date	200108
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mvy.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	521057
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport FAA ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : mvy.tower
Airport	markings : mvy.airport signage : mvy.airport

Narrative:

VOR approach-landed on runway 06. Was instructed to turn off on runway 15 'hold short of the numbers.' there are no hold short lines to indicate I am clear of runway 06 and the runway 33 numbers are very close. Holding short of the numbers (runway 33) keeps the crossing taxiway clear but still difficult to determining if clear of runway 06. I have been given this same instruction when landing on runway 24.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C-182 PLT WAS GIVEN QUESTIONABLE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS BY ATCT LCL CTLR AT MVY.

Narrative: VOR APCH-LANDED ON RWY 06. WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF ON RWY 15 'HOLD SHORT OF THE NUMBERS.' THERE ARE NO HOLD SHORT LINES TO INDICATE I AM CLR OF RWY 06 AND THE RWY 33 NUMBERS ARE VERY CLOSE. HOLDING SHORT OF THE NUMBERS (RWY 33) KEEPS THE XING TXWY CLR BUT STILL DIFFICULT TO DETERMINING IF CLR OF RWY 06. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THIS SAME INSTRUCTION WHEN LNDG ON RWY 24.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.