My name is James Lewis… DAN was there for me?

It is always a source of great joy for the DAN team to hear testimonials from our members. Therefore I want to share another DAN member story with you!

The best backup you could wish for!
I have been a recreational diver since 1991 and love the ability to breathe underwater and experience all it has to offer. It’s truly mind-blowing and a privilege.

One thing I share with potential or new divers is the advice to join DAN immediately. Don’t wait for something to go wrong first. Diving is one of the safest sports in the world, if you follow the rules and ensure a solid base of training. However, things can and do go wrong or challenge us during our diving excursions.

I have been a DAN member for many years and thankfully only needed them once, but once is all it takes.

To cut a long story short, I had a situation on Protea Banks, Shelly Beach in KwaZulu-Natal. From the time I contacted DAN, the service, professionalism, friendliness and understanding was superb. Every member of the support chain (ambulance team, dive doctors, hyperbaric chamber operators, nurses, DAN support staff and even the president, Dr Frans Cronjé) spoke or communicated with me in a professional, friendly and compassionate manner.

Everyone was so understanding. From being collected at Margate Hospital to weeks later, the communication was clear on what was happening and what I should do. DAN even phoned me on numerous occasions during the ordeal and for weeks afterwards to check on me and advise me.

I have never experienced such superior service and at such a nominal fee. It is money well spent and I am more than happy to support them and be part of this amazing organisation, albeit as a customer.

My thanks to the entire team. You do an amazing job with dedication, passion and professionalism, and you are an example to all.

Make DAN a part of your dive plan. It’s the best backup you could ever wish for.

Alert Diver and the DAN Blog is read almost exclusively by the DAN members. As such, important messages like James’s do not reach non-members unless DAN members make the material available to them or talk to them about it. As such, I would really like to ask you, as a loyal DAN member, to tell your diving buddies about DAN and the value of being a DAN member. DAN is so much more than diving medical cover. DAN represents a culture of care, a heart for diving. It goes beyond helping in the occasional emergency towards serving and protecting the very enjoyment of this wonderful sport of diving!

We’d like to ask you a favour! Do you mind posting a Google Review via the DAN Google platform? It will be great if you can add any images you have with a DAN flag, t-shirt, sticker etc. or at your favourite dive shop or dive site. More importantly is the review! You can use this link https://bit.ly/dangooglereview

We look forward to reading your DAN review!