Progress being made after recommendations issued following sinkings, crashes or other events causing death or injury: TSB

The Transportation Safety Board says progress is being made by the marine, aviation and rail sectors to act on TSB recommendations issued following sinkings, crashes or other events that have caused death or injury.

In its annual reassessment of responses to 62 ongoing safety recommendations, the board says 12 more have received a ``fully satisfactory'' rating, pushing the number of recommendations to receive the top rating to nearly 85 per cent.

But the board says some key safety ratings have still seen minimal movement, including one it ranks as ``unsatisfactory'' related to a recommendation for stability requirements on small fishing vessels, issued after three crew members died when the trawler Five Star capsized in BC waters west of Nootka Sound in 2015.

The board has recommended formal stability assessments for small boats, but says Transport Canada wants a voluntary approach to stability checks, which the TSB doubts will solve issues related to a lack of education about small vessel stability.