ESTABLISHMENT OF TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR MAINTENANCE OF PORT AND HABOR FACILITIES IN VIETNAM BASED ON JAPANESE TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND THE FINDINGS GAINED FROM ITS PROCESS

As support for infrastructure export, it is an effective method to export Japanese technical standards and its system to developing countries. The technical standards in Vietnam have been being established jointly by Vietnam and Japan. The standards for design and construction were already issued while a draft of maintenance standards is at the stage of the final review. This paper presents the outline of the maintenance standards in Vietnam established based on Japanese standards, with a consideration of the legal system and actual condition of maintenance practice in Vietnam. Finally, the finding obtained from the process of establishing Vietnam's maintenance standards is summarized, which will be a reference for applying Japan's standards to other developing countries.