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 A03-09
That regulatory authorities harmonize international rules and processes for the protection of cockpit voice and image recordings used for safety investigations.(A98H0003)
Response     Asssessment/Reassessment
Rating: Satisfactory Intent

Recommendation A03-08
That regulatory authorities develop harmonized requirements to fit aircraft with image recording systems that would include imaging within the cockpit.(A98H0003)
Response     Asssessment/Reassessment
Rating: Satisfactory Intent

Recommendation A03-07
That regulatory authorities require, for all aircraft manufactured after 1 January 2007 which require an FDR, that in addition to the existing minimum mandatory parameter lists for FDRs, all optional flight data collected for non-mandatory programs such as FOQA/FDM, be recorded on the FDR. (A98H0003)
Response     Asssessment/Reassessment
Rating: Satisfactory Intent

Recommendation A03-06
That regulatory authorities, in concert with the aviation industry, take measures to enhance the quality and intelligibility of CVR recordings. (A98H0003)
Response     Asssessment/Reassessment
Rating: Satisfactory in Part

Recommendation A03-05
That regulatory authorities establish the requirements and industry standard for circuit breaker resetting.(A98H0003)
Response     Asssessment/Reassessment
Rating: Fully Satisfactory

Recommendation A03-04
That regulatory authorities require that every system installed through the STC process undergo a level of quantitative analysis to ensure that it is properly integrated with aircraft type-certified procedures, such as emergency load-shedding.(A98H0003)
Response     Asssessment/Reassessment
Rating: Satisfactory in Part

Recommendation A03-03
That regulatory authorities take action to ensure the accurate and consistent interpretation of the regulations governing material flammability requirements for aircraft materials so as to prevent the use of any material with inappropriate flammability characteristics.(A98H0003)
Response     Asssessment/Reassessment
Rating: Satisfactory Intent

Recommendation A03-02
That regulatory authorities develop a test regime that will effectively prevent the certification of any thermal acoustic insulation materials that, based on realistic ignition scenarios, would sustain or propagate a fire.(A98H0003)
Response     Asssessment/Reassessment
Rating: Satisfactory Intent

Recommendation A03-01
That regulatory authorities quantify and mitigate the risks associated with in service thermal acoustic insulation materials that have failed the Radiant Panel Test.(A98H0003)
Response     Asssessment/Reassessment
Rating: Unsatisfactory