The temporary dive cover package is intended for divers going on diving vacations at short notice and not yet convinced of the need for an annual DAN-SA dive cover package. 

All applications are usually processed within 2-days. If you don't hear from us within 2-days after submitting an application please contact the DAN-SA office directly on +27 11 266 4900 or at [email protected] Please note that the DAN administrative office is closed on weekends and public holidays.

The DAN-SA temporary membership benefit was intended for dive charters seeking something to cover their guests as well as persons going on diving vacations at short notice and not yet convinced of the need for an annual DAN-SA membership package. The maximum cover is restricted to R300 000 and this may indeed not be enough for a diver to be evacuated, treated and returned home in many of the popular diving locations around the world. however, this amount is usually sufficient for someone to be evacuated and treated within Southern Africa, where we can manage the resources and service providers more directly. 

This package is premised on the basis that the excursion membership package is available for diving in areas where there are at least suitable medical facilities, including a recompression chamber facility, or at least where these can be reached realistically. It is not suitable for areas where evacuation is almost impossible and there are no recompression facilities. Please also note that any evacuation to South Africa or the country of residence within Southern Africa implies that all cover ceases on arrival in the country of residence.

These are the countries that fall under the DAN-SA region: South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Zaire, Madagascar, Comores, Seychelles and Mauritius.

Temporary dive cover can only be taken for five days or consecutive five days at a time and is applicable to worldwide diving. This is only available to persons diving outside of their country of residence. This includes South Africans diving outside of South Africa and visitors diving in the Southern African region.

Freedivers and spear fisherman have access to the temporary dive cover benefits. This is limited to recreational freedivers and spear fisherman and  not competitive freedivers or spear fisherman.