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Life Below the Surface: Dev Daniels – Commercial Diving, Risk & Perspective | Episode 3

In this episode of Mzansi in Motion, hosts Matty Govs and Danielle Turton sit down with commercial diver Devon Daniels — who describes his job as being an “underwater handyman.” Dev breaks down what commercial diving really involves: from cleaning ship hulls and removing tangled propellers to welding underwater and working in extreme conditions with 20kg of gear on his back. He shares what it takes to qualify in South Africa, what divers actually earn locally and overseas, and why calmness is the most important survival skill underwater. The conversation dives into the real risks of the job — pressure differentials, decompression sickness, air supply failures — as well as the strict safety systems that keep divers alive. Dev also opens up about the lifestyle shift, the mental challenges of working contract to contract, and how coming face-to-face with danger completely changed his perspective on life. A raw, fascinating look at one of the most intense and misunderstood careers out there — and why, for Dev, it proved that life is truly worth living.