B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Communication Breakdown
Conflict Ground Conflict; Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General Maintenance Action
Company Policy
While taxiing at FLL; there is a construction fence on the east side of the ramp. Along this fence there are many vehicles; bag carts; and other equipment parked. There are no lines to indicate that we have wing clearance from these items. There was also an aircraft parked at [our intended gate]. I stopped the aircraft and called Ops to tell Ramp we needed Wing Walkers. They told us the Safety Zone was clear.I called Ops again to explain we needed Wing Walkers. Then one of the guys got out of the truck and stood as a Wing Walker for my left side and a Ramp Agent came out to the right wing. We then proceeded to taxi into the gate. Another Pilot heard us talking about this and said they came in last night and agreed with our assessment of the situation. We did not have an incident; but I'm afraid that someone might not be as persistent as me and taxi into this gate without Wing Walkers. There should not be any equipment parked along the fence in this area or lines need to be painted to indicate wing clearance!
Captain of B737 reported the lack of visual cues needed to safely park the aircraft in the presence of close proximity ground equipment and material.