NPDES Training for Vessel Crewmembers (NTV) was developed by shipping veterans to teach Officers, Superintendents, Port Captains and Crew the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Vessel General Permit (VGP) Regulations and how to comply with them.

NTV is available in two versions. An Inland version that was developed with the American Waterways Operators Guidelines in mind and an offshore version for ocean going vessels.

NTV includes a software tool called the NPDES Inspection Checklist (NIC) that steps you through generating a discharge inspection checklist customized for your vessel. This customized tool helps you plan and document timely inspections for the regulated discharges.

NTV covers:

The 26 discharges Inspections, Monitoring, Reporting and Recordkeeping Definitions Notice of Intent Notice of Termination

Corrective Action, Assessments and Implementation Material Storage Toxic & Hazardous Material Fuel Spills/Overflows Discharges of Oil including Oily Mixtures

Knowledge Assessment Requirements for individual States & Indian Country Lands Waters Federally Protected Vessel Class Specific Requirements Creating a Vessel Specific Inspection Form