Air

The Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act requires that federal Ministers provide formal responses to the TSB as to action taken or planned in response to our recommendations.

The Board also makes recommendations to other organizations and will assess all these responses and evaluate the degree to which they address the safety issues and deficiencies using an Assessment Rating Guide.

For recommendations and assessments made prior to January 1, 2005, please refer to our Annual Reports.

Air Recommendations and Assessments of Responses

Recommendation A00-20
That appropriate regulatory authorities review current in-flight firefighting standards including procedures, training, equipment, and accessibility to spaces such as attic areas to ensure that aircraft crews are prepared to respond immediately, effectively and in a coordinated manner to any in flight fire.(A98H0003)
Response     Asssessment/Reassessment
Rating: Satisfactory Intent

Recommendation A00-19
That appropriate regulatory authorities ensure that emergency checklist procedures for the condition of odour/smoke of unknown origin be designed so as to be completed in a timeframe that will minimize the possibility of an in-flight fire being ignited or sustained.(A98H0003)
Response     Asssessment/Reassessment
Rating: Satisfactory in Part

Recommendation A00-18
That appropriate regulatory authorities take action to ensure that industry standards reflect a philosophy that when odour/smoke from an unknown source appears in an aircraft, the most appropriate course of action is to prepare to land the aircraft expeditiously.(A98H0003)
Response     Asssessment/Reassessment
Rating: Fully Satisfactory

Recommendation A00-17
That appropriate regulatory authorities, together with the aviation community, review the methodology for establishing designated fire zones within the pressurized portion of the aircraft, with a view to providing improved detection and suppression capability.(A98H0003)
Response     Asssessment/Reassessment
Rating: Satisfactory Intent

Recommendation A00-16
That appropriate regulatory authorities, in conjunction with the aviation community, review the adequacy of in-flight firefighting as a whole, to ensure that aircraft crews are provided with a system whose elements are complementary and optimized to provide the maximum probability of detecting and suppressing any in-flight fire.(A98H0003)
Response     Asssessment/Reassessment
Rating: Satisfactory in Part

Recommendation A00-13
That the Department of Transport ensure that air operators store aircraft survival gear on aircraft in flame-resistant material and package emergency pyrotechnics and other highly flammable survival equipment at least to the standards required by International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations.(A99W0061)
Response     Asssessment/Reassessment
Rating: Satisfactory in Part

Recommendation A00-06
That the Department of Transport improve the quality of pilot decision making in commercial air operations through appropriate training standards for crew members.(A98A0067)
Response     Asssessment/Reassessment
Rating: Satisfactory Intent

Recommendation A00-04
That the Department of Transport require that single-engine instrument flight rules (SEIFR) operators have in place an automatic system or an approved program that will monitor and record those engine parameters critical to engine performance and condition.(A98A0067)
Response     Asssessment/Reassessment
Rating: Fully Satisfactory