Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Confusion; Situational Awareness; Troubleshooting; Workload; Communication Breakdown
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
General None Reported / Taken
Airport; Chart Or Publication; Environment - Non Weather Related
Pushing back at CLT the ramp cleared us 'cleared to taxi to 25S; stay with me.'  There was no guidance on what routing to take; there are trucks; tows; planes everywhere. I tried to find and use line; so I faded to south line; only to have that blocked by some construction; so now I have to cross country to north line but it's not painted to get around construction. There are some very faded temp lines that do not reflect any light and are impossible to know they are there unless you are based there. I basically got to 25 South and never was on a taxi line until aligned with 25S.  Someone is going to damage an aircraft or people. This ramp is dangerous and it's more dangerous when there is a lack of proper lines and direction by Controllers. A disaster waiting to happen.Ramp Controllers [are] letting pilots figure out how to get there. Lines [are] not painted to avoid construction. No lights; and assuming everyone knows where the obstacles are.[We need] better Ramp Controllers; paint temporary [routings] with reflective paint to go around obstacles. Give precise taxi instructions to get to spots; i.e.; use North Line; switch to South here; etc.; there is a general sloppiness of direction.
Air carrier First Officer reported it was difficult to taxi due to the poor condition of painted lines; obstacles on the ramp and the airport construction at CLT.