Since the early 1970s, Stephane Jolicoeur has sought to perfect the art of recreational, cave and technical diving.
After 25 years of recreational diving, Stephane Jolicoeur studied cave diving in North Florida in the mid-90s. Cave diving offers much more rigorous and strict guidelines and procedures. These advanced protocols were then applied and taught by Stephane Jolicoeur in his different dive courses in Canada.
Stephane Jolicoeur was certified as a Trimix & Full Cave Diver by Jarrod Jablonski and a Trimix, Full Cave, Adv Cave Stage & Multi-stage and Adv Cave DPV Instructor by Lamar Hires and Scott Carnahan, some of the most internationally renowned explorers. Stephane Jolicoeur is one of the few Full Cave, Adv Cave Stage & Multi-stage and Adv Cave DPV Instructor in Canada. He is also one of the few to teach recreational, cave & technical diving full-time.
During the spring, summer and fall months, he teaches technical and wreck penetration in Quebec, the Thousand Islands, Ontario and up-state New York. During the winter, he teaches cave diving and other specialties on the Mayan Riviera in Mexico, and Florida. He is also involved in multiple exploration projects.
Stephane Jolicoeur has worked and dove throughout Canada, the continental United States, Hawaii, the Caribbean, Belize, Pacific and Eastern Mexico, Greece and French Polynesia. He has certified hundreds of divers of various technical levels of training.
Stephane Jolicoeur has participated and orchestrated numerous dive expeditions on some of the most prestigious and well known wrecks accessible to man:
- The Andrea Doria (260pi), Newport, Rhode Island, USA
- The Gunilda (270pi), Rossport, lac Supérieur, Ontario
- The Roy A. Jodrey (250pi), Alexandria Bay, New York, USA
- The Empress of Ireland (150pi) Ste Luce sur Mer, Québec
- The german submarine U853 (130pi), Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Stephane Jolicoeur is the president and co-founder of the Association of Scuba Divers of Quebec, a non-profit organization with a mandate to:
1. Promote scuba diving safety in Quebec. 2. Disseminate information on scuba diving. 3. Protect diver, instructor, dive store and charter rights. 4. Act as an expert group advising on all recreational and technical scuba diving matters.
He is also the founder and moderator of one of the most frequented technical diving French forums, Tekdiv.com.
Since 1996, he has participated in multiple cinematographic ventures, documentaries and underwater videos, including Facing Darkness (2007), a Pixnat Production, filmed in the North Florida caves. The latest has received international recognition and obtained the second prize at the Eastern Mediterranean International Underwater Photography & Film Festival of Cyprus. Stephane Jolicoeur is also the owner of the Sportcuf, an effective diving equipment accessory that minimizes movement or loss of wrist bottom timers, computers, watches and compasses.
Stephane Jolicoeur's written work has been featured in multiple magazines and forums. His articles include:
- A revolutionary approach to recreational diving equipment
- Technical Diving
- How to choose a technical diving instructor
- Gas Mixtures
- The Gunilda Wreck
- The Andrea Doria Wreck
- The Empress of Ireland
Stephane Jolicoeur is a diving instructor with the following specialties in recreational, cave and technical diving:
- Open Water & Advanced Open Water Diver Instructor
- Open Water & Advanced Open Water Diver Instructor
- Rescue Diver Instructor
- Divemaster Instructor
- Nitrox Diver Instructor
- Deep Diver Instructor
- Advanced Nitrox "Stage Decompression" Instructor
- Recreational Trimix Diver Instructor
- Advanced Recreational Trimix Diver Instructor
- Normoxic Trimix Diver Instructor
- Hypoxic Trimix Diver Instructor
- Wreck Penetration Diver Instructor
- Advanced Wreck Penetration Diver Instructor
- Technical Wreck Penetration Diver Instructor
- Cavern Diver Instructor
- Intro Cave Diver Instructor
- Full Cave Diver Instructor
- Technical Cave Diver Instructor
- Advanced Cave Stage & Multi Stage Diver Instructor
- Advanced Cave DPV Diver Instructor
- Nitrox Gas Blender Instructor
- Trimix Gas Blender Instructor
Stephane Jolicoeur is also an instructor trainer with the following specialities in recreational and technical diving:
- Open Water & Advanced Open Water Diver Instructor Trainer
- Rescue Diver Instructor Trainer
- Divemaster Instructor Trainer
- Nitrox Diver Instructor Trainer
- Deep Diver Instructor Trainer
- Advanced Nitrox "Stage Decompression" Instructor Trainer
- Recreational Trimix Diver Instructor Trainer
- Advanced Recreational Trimix Instructor Trainer
- Normoxic Trimix Instructor Trainer
- Intro-Cave Instructor Trainer
Biography
2011
Certification: Normoxic Trimix Instructor Trainer & Intro-Cave Instructor Trainer IT: Scott Carnahan Tulum, Mexico
2010
Certification : Adv Cave Stage & Multi Stage Instructor Adv Cave DPV Instructor IT: Scott Carnahan Tulum, Mexique
2006
Certifications: Full Cave Diver Instructor, Technical Cave Diver Instructor
IT: Lamar Hires, Scott Carnahan, Dan Lins Ginnie Springs, Floride \ Playa Del Carmen, Mexique
2003-2005
Certifications: Intro-Cave Diver Instructor, Cavern Diver Instructor, Adv Recreational Trimix Diver Instructor Trainer Advanced Nitrox Instructor Trainer Moniteur : Lamar Hires: Ginnie Springs, Floride Association: IANTD, Floride, USA Excursions de plongée et formations sur: U-Boat 853, Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.A. Roy A. Jodrey, Alexandria Bay, New York, USA
2002
Certifications: Wreck Penetration Diver Instructor Adv Wreck Penetration Diver Instructor Technical Wreck Penetration Diver Instructor Trimix Diver Instructor IT: Capt Jim Mims Associations: IANTD, Floride, USA
Excursions & Training on: Millerlight Wreck, Pompano, Floride, USA Lowrance, Pompano, Floride, USA Hydroatlanytic, Pompano, Floride, USA Milles-Iles, Ontario, Canada Oconto, Wellesley Island, New York, USA Roy A. Jodrey, Alexandria Bay, New York, USA
2001
Video Production : Little River, Peacock Springs
Video Production :Gunilda, Rossport, Lac Supérieur, Canada
Excursions & Training on: Milles-Iles, Ontario, Canada Oconto, Wellesley Island, New York, USA Roy A. Jodrey, Alexandria Bay, New York, USA
2000
Excursions & Training on: Milles-Iles, Ontario, Canada Oconto, Wellesley Island, New York, USA Roy A. Jodrey, Alexandria Bay, New York, USA
1999
Certifications: Trimix Normoxic Diver Instructor Association: IANTD - Rockport, Ontario, Canada IT: Victor Williams
Excursions & Training on: Milles-Iles, Ontario, Canada Oconto, Wellesley Island, New York, USA Roy A. Jodrey, Alexandria Bay, New York, USA
1998
Certifications: Technical Nitrox Diver Instructor Association: IANTD Tobermory, Ontario, Canada IT: Victor Williams
Excursions & Training on: U-Boat 853, Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.A. Empress of Ireland, Sainte-Luce, Quebec, Canada Tobermory, Ontario, Canada
1997
Certifications: Nitrox Diver Instructor, Deep Diver Instructor, Adv Nitrox Diver Instructor Gaz Blender Nitrox-Trimix-Heliox Instructor Association: IANTD Tobermory, Ontario, Canada IT: Victor Williams
Excursions & Training on: Andrea Doria, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Empress of Ireland, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada Milles-Iles, Ontario, Canada Alexandria Bay, New York, U.S.A. Roy A. Jodrey, Alexandria Bay, New York, USA
1996
Certifications: Trimix Diver Association: IANTD Ginnie Springs, Florida, USA IT: Jarrod Jablonski Certifications: Nitrox & TRIMIX Gaz Blender Association: TDI IT: Chester Morrison Excursions: Péninsule du Yucatan, Mexique Blue Holes, Belize, Amérique centrale Video Production
1995
Certifications: Open Water Diver Instructor ACUC- Moniteur : Michel Lavoie Nitrox Cave Diver IANTD Cavern, Intro-Cave & Full Cave Diver Association: NSS-CDS Ginnie Springs, Florida, USA IT: Jarrod Jablonski Excursions: Los Cabos - Cabo Pulmo, Mer de Cortez, Mexique
1994 Certifications: Divemaster /RCR & Administrateur d'oxygène (PADI) IT: Richard Charron
1993
Certifications: Adv Open Water & Rescue Diver (PADI) Excursions: Tahiti
1981
Certifications: Open Water Diver Association: PADI Les Escoumins, Quebec, Canada IT: Richard Charron
Excursions from 1981 à 1991 Martinique (81), Hawaii, USA (82), Tulum, Mexique(84), Corfu, Greece (85) Cozumel, Mexique (86) Turks & Caico (89) Key Largo, USA (90)
Agencies: ACUC American Canadian Underwater Certification PADI Professional Association of Diving Instructors TDI Technical Diving International IANTD International Association of Nitrox & Technical Divers NSS-CDS National Speleological Society - Cave Diving Section
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