Discover the Unknown

Jan Vorster is the chairman and has a few certificates under his belt. His dedication of over 35 years is evident of his passion for diver training and all underwater activities. With more than 3000 dives experience in a wide variety of fields, local and abroad, it is no wonder he often gives training overseas. His experience has also earned him a position on the CMAS-ISA executive committee as the director of technical diver training in South Africa. He is responsible for Cave diver and Trimix diver training of all levels.

Gillian Vorster serves as the club training officer and secretary. It is my responsibility to organise all the courses that we run. I also do a newsletter every month and general office duties. I have been diving since 1989 and have completed numerous courses. My greatest achievement is doing a dive to a depth of 150m.

“My love for adventure led me to start my diving career in 2004, working my way through the various courses till I received my Instructor qualification in 2021. My addiction is Cave & Deep diving, with a strong focus on the planning and safe execution of these types of dives. Approximately 50% of my +-350 dives have been spent in depths deeper than 30m or exploring caves. Along with Wondergat & Komati Springs, my most memorable dives have been the SS Thisltegorm in the Red Sea and going beyond the 100m mark at Boesmansgat.”

I am a two star qualified diver that quickly fell in love with scuba diving after joining my husband on the one star course in 2022. I have also completed the rescue, oxygen administration and shark diver certifications and plan to complete my three star certification at the next available opportunity. As the MSDC PRO, I help to diving and non-diving club plan events and to communicate information and events to club members. My favourite diving locations include Sodwana, Wondergat and Aliwal Shoal and I plan to dive at many more locations locally and abroad.