California-based MARPOL Training Institute, Inc. (MTI) released its NPDES Training for Vessels (NTV) software package. This software meets the requirements of the EPA’s Vessel General Permit (VGP) Section 5 for crew training which went into effect February 6. “NTV details each of the 26 discharges permitted under the VGP”, explained MTI’s Managing Partner Captain Robert Hall, “as well as providing training on a fully customizable checklist that helps you document required inspections and corrective actions. NTV is installed on either a local area network or training computer in offices and aboard ships and will soon be accessible on the Internet. For easy learner reference, many screens link electronically to a paragraph in the VGP as well as a citation in VGP Factsheet.