Messages From the CEO
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diving safety With dive safety in mind, DAN-SA has grown from a hotline service into a pioneering safety forum, offering practical medical advice, training courses and personal service.
FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S DESK
Ever since its foundation in 1996, DAN-SA has been working tirelessly to develop and offer safety-based programmes and services for its members and the diving community at large. The years have not been without their challenges, yet DAN-SA has grown in size, strength and sustainability as it persisted in its mission of offering a hotline and a diving medical advice service, conducting recreational diving related research, and presenting various diving first aid and advanced safety training programmes and initiatives. Founded firmly on Dr Frans Cronje’s original vision and immense personal contributions, DAN-SA has continued to evolve into a dedicated team of board members, several committed full- and part-time staff members; a large, highlyskilled group of diving medical consultants and 7 000 loyal DAN-SA members – all of whom make up this wonderful organisation. In spite of trying economic times, DAN-SA
is solidly set to continue its mission: To ensure ongoing support and effective assistance to DAN-SA members in need and to offer diving safety training and materials relevant to today’s recreational diving world. To this end, DAN-SA has also embraced modern, paperless communication methods to bring the full benefit of interactive electronic information and services directly to our members, without the adverse environmental impact of printed media. Upon being accepted into the international DAN confederation of organisations in 1997, DAN-SA has had the benefit of receiving input from, and the opportunity of contributing toward, this global forum. In many ways, DAN-SA has been leading the charge, especially in terms of the Dive Safety Partners (DSP), the international Recompression Chamber Assistance and Partnering Programme (RCAPP1), and the Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) programmes. DAN-SA has also initiated various ideas which have helped DAN to grow
Francois Burman CEO DAN Southern Africa
FOOTNOTE: 1. The Recompression Chamber Assistance and Partnership Programme (RCAPP) is dedicated to developing chambers around international diving locations.
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