PIC RPT ON A SET OF FLOOD LIGHTS ON A SW TERMINAL BUILDING THAT HAMPERS THE ABILITY OF THE TAXIING PLT TO SEE OTHER OBJECTS AND GND MARKINGS DURING ANY NIGHT OP AT EWR; NJ.

Narrative

THIS IS NOT AN EVENT; RATHER; I AM USING THIS RPT AS I UNDERSTAND IT; TO RPT A POTENTIALLY UNSAFE SIT IN OUR OPERATING ENVIRONMENT -- EWR ARPT'S TERMINAL FLOOD LIGHTS FOR ACFT RAMP AREAS. SPECIFICALLY; I HAVE NOTICED IN RECENT MONTHS THE EXTREMELY BRIGHT BANKS OF FLOOD LIGHTS ON THE TERMINALS THAT SHINE OUT OVER THE RAMP AREAS; BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY TO IMPACT SAFETY; SAME LIGHTS ARE DIRECTLY IN THE FACE OF PLTS TAXIING THEIR ACFT WHILE XING RWY 22R AFTER LNDG RWY 22L. IT WAS ESPECIALLY NOTABLE TO ME ON A RAINY NIGHT CLRING RWY 22R AT TXWY AND XING RWY 22R WITH SUBSEQUENT TAXI TO TERMINAL. I COULD NOT SEE THE TXWY MARKINGS DUE TO POORLY PAINTED LINES; GLARE FROM THE WET PAVEMENT; COMPOUNDED BY THOSE BRILLIANT LIGHTS I MENTIONED ABOVE RIGHT IN MY FACE. ADD TO THAT; THE DIRT OR CONTAMINATION LESS-THAN-CLEAN WINDSCREENS; AND YOU HAVE A TERRIBLY IMPAIRED FIELD OF VIEW. THE DISTR IS GREAT AND THE FOCUS AWAY FROM THE LARGER PICTURE TO TAKE IN TAXIING ACFT FROM L TO R; FOR EXAMPLE ALONG TXWYS D; B; AND A; CAUSES A SERIOUS LOSS OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OF THE TAXIING ENVIRONMENT.