Inspection support method, inspection support apparatus, and inspection support program

An inspection support apparatus, comprising:

• a communication section receiving producer information on a producer that owns or manages a production facility associated with gas or petroleum, production facility information on the production facility, and inspector candidate information on an inspector candidate that is a candidate to inspect the production facility;
• a storage section storing the producer information, the production facility information, and the inspector candidate information;
• a production facility information acquisition section acquiring the production facility information from the storage section;
• an inspector candidate information acquisition section acquiring the inspector candidate information from the storage section;
• an inspection-related information output section outputting inspection-related information, containing inspection schedule information on a schedule of inspection of the production facility by the inspector candidate, based on the acquired production facility information and the acquired inspector candidate information;
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• a control section including a processor and memory, said control section selecting the inspector candidate from among the plurality of inspector candidates which satisfies a predetermined condition to perform an inspection of the production facility to create an inspection plan which is implemented on the production facility by the selected inspector candidate.