Environment programme

The Liberian Registry, the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), Netherlands-based ProSea Marine Education, and Maritime Training Services (MTS) of Seattle, Washington, have developed a marine environmental awareness training programme for seafarers and shoreside staff. The computer-based programme provides an overview of the complex and diverse marine environment, explaining how it is impacted by shipboard waste, discharge and spills and by shipping generally. It also covers marine ecology, environmental compliance plans and management systems, sustainable shipping and the role of the human element in pollution prevention. It also provides an overview of MARPOL regulations and other relevant conventions, and the importance of regulatory compliance.