Port administrators including local government should be largely responsible for the maintenance and management of port facilities, but with limited budget and manpower. Therefore, the burden of maintenance and management work is increasing. As a result, the number of cases in which structural safety has declined due to the deterioration of structural members resulting in serious accidents, is increasing in aged facilities. In view of this trend, the proper and efficient inspection and diagnosis of port facilities is required. Therefore, in this study, we created educational tools that enable young technicians and inspectors to study the following easily: mechanisms of deterioration and deformation in port structures and inspection points.

We proposed the following educational tools and methods: 1) 3D animation films for each type of port structure (piled piers, steel sheet pile quaywalls and breakwaters covered with wave-dissipating blocks) regarding degradation chain mechanisms. 2) Important points of visual inspection in pier superstructures by analysis of the viewpoint of skilled inspectors using the viewpoint camera (GoPro). 3) The virtual experience tool for a visual inspection of piled piers using a head-mount display (HMD) and an omnidirectional camera (Gear360). 4) The method of diagnosis in pier superstructure using 3D-development diagrams created by SfM/MVS software.