Large Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 251; Flight Crew Type 12000
Communication Breakdown
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance
Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
Human Factors; Procedure
I was Pilot Monitoring and have required callouts during the landing phase: 'deployed' (speedbrakes); 'extended' (thrust reversers); 'autobrakes disarmed' (autobrakes); '60 knots.' 60 knots is when the Captain takes control back of the plane from the FO; when the FO is landing. Immediately following that; the FO reverts from flying to talking on the radio (responding to taxi instructions). It's a fairly critical phase of flight; in fact both of us are braking at the same time in this transition; and both Pilots are critically focused on stopping the airplane safely; not taxi instructions. When Tower issues taxi instructions during these callouts; it is very; very distracting. I for one cannot listen very well; much less comprehend taxi instructions while I am talking (making these callouts). The instructions had to be repeated; and we went by the taxiway that the Controller told us to use because; basically; we were still flying and not taxiing yet. Have Tower Controllers not issue taxi instructions until the airplane is adequately slowed or turning to a taxiway. Sure we can accept the instructions much easier when the Captain is landing and the FO is monitoring and talking on the radios already; but the thing is; Tower does not know when this is the case and when it is not.
Air carrier Captain commented on the critical phase of the landing rollout as not the best time to issue detailed taxi instructions.