Edward J. McCoy

Cave Specialist +MineRebreather Specialist

North Florida Cave Country

About

Edward J. McCoy teaches IANTD in north Florida cave country. Overhead ratings run to full cave, mine and wreck, with cave DPV, stage and multi-stage, cave sidemount and no-mount. On open circuit the deepest rating held is advanced trimix, and advanced gas blending is taught alongside it. Rebreather instruction covers 14 units — among them Fathom Mk III, Hammerhead, JJ CCR and KISS Classic Explorer — to mixed-gas and trimix level, including in the cave. Also teaches DPV and twinset. In all, 44 separate ratings are on record — one of the broadest sets in the Florida directory.

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Decompression Specialist Normoxic Trimix Diver Normoxic Trimix Diver Plus Recreational Trimix Diver Technical Diver Tek DPV Diver Tek Essentials Diver Tek Lite Essentials Diver Trimix Diver CCR Advanced EANx Diver CCR Advanced Recreational Trimix Diver CCR Advanced Recreational Trimix PLUS Diver CCR Expedition Trimix Diver CCR Normoxic Trimix Diver CCR Normoxic Trimix PLUS Diver CCR Trimix Diver RCCR Elite Diver RCCR Trimix Diver Adv. Cave - DPV Diver Adv. Cave - No Mount Diver Adv. Cave - Sidemount Diver Adv. Cave - Stage/Multi-Stage Diver Cave Diver Cavern Diver CCR Cave Diver CCR Tek Lite Cave Diver Introductory Cave Diver RCCR Cavern Diver RCCR Introductory Cave Diver Technical Cave Diver Tek CCR Cave Diver Tek Lite Cave Diver Non-Penetration Wreck Diver RCCR Non-Penetration Wreck Diver Adv. Mine - Stage/Multi-Stage Diver RCCR Limited Mine Diver DPV Diver RCCR DPV Diver Tek CCR DPV Diver Sidemount Diver Tek Sidemount Diver Twinset Diver EANx Gas Blender Trimix Gas Blender

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Fathom Mk III (Fathom Systems)Hammerhead (Juergensen Marine)JJ CCR (JJ-CCR)KISS Classic Explorer (KISS)KISS Sport (KISS)Liberty Sidemount (Divesoft)MEG-15 (Innerspace Systems)Megalodon (Innerspace Systems)O2ptima CM (Dive Rite)Pathfinder (Innerspace Systems)SF2 ECCR (Scubaforce)SF2 Sidemount ECCR (Scubaforce)Sidewinder (KISS)Spirit (KISS)

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Ted McCoy teaches backmount, sidemount and CCR cave in the High Springs area and works for ScubaForce USA — he is one of five instructors Ken Sallot named when asked who he would send his own family to, having co-taught with all of them. The recurring description is unshowy competence: InDEPTH called him an unassuming drysuit repairman who happens to be a world-class cave diver, and a ScubaBoard poster recommending him for an SF2 crossover called him "one of the hardest working and ethical instructors in Cave Country," adding that he stays out of cave politics. He also comes up as a backmount-friendly choice alongside Paul Heinerth and Mark Fowler, and takes rebreather students on the Megalodon. He supports the Dive Gainesville long-range exploration projects on the logistics side.

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North Florida Cave Country, United States

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