SKANDA’S
DIVE Team

United by excellence, precision, and passion for technical cave diving.

Skanda Coffield-Feith, Cave Diver, Explorer, Educator. 
THE FOUNDER

Skanda Coffield-feith

Originally from — Melbourne, Australia.

Background — CAVE, TECHNICAL, and REBREATHER diving instructor, educator and explorer.

Specialty — CCR TRAINING on the KISS SIDEWINDER (MOD1&2 CCR CAVE), OPEN CIRCUIT CAVE COURSES, CAVE DECOMPRESSION, CAVE SURVEY and CAVE DPV.

”Understanding certification is just the beginning, I can guide certified divers to the limits of their certification. Mentoring and coaching days focusing on a particular skill or training area can also be arranged”

  • I help divers become thoughtful, capable, and safe cave explorers not just by teaching skills, but by building the mindset that cave diving truly demands.

    My approach is grounded in patience, clarity, and respect for the learning process. Every diver progresses differently, and I create a supportive environment where students can develop at their own pace without pressure, but with high standards. The goal isn’t just a certification; it’s real-world competence and confidence underground.

    I work primarily in one-on-one or small-group settings, allowing me to tailor training to each student’s needs. Whether someone is transitioning from open water or advancing through technical levels, I focus on cultivating a calm, safety-first attitude and a genuine curiosity for exploration.

    We’re fortunate here in Mexico to have a vast and diverse range of cave systems, there’s something to discover at every stage of the journey. That’s why I encourage a deliberate, immersive learning path. There’s no need to rush when adventure is already all around us.

    I deliver rigorous, scenario-driven training that reflects real cave diving conditions always challenging, never militaristic. My goal is for students to feel prepared, empowered, and excited to keep learning.

    • 2026 — Sidewinder Helitrox + Mixed Gas Instructor

    • 2025 — CCR Cave, DPV Cave Instructor

    • 2023 — TDI instructor crossover

    • 2022 — KISS Sidewinder MOD 1 Instructor + Cave Decompression Instructor

    • 2021 — Stage Cave Workshop + Advanced Nitrox Instructor

    • 2020 — Cave Survey Workshop

    • 2019 — Full Cave Instructor

    • 2018 — Intro to Cave

    • [2017] — Cavern

    • [2016] — ABC/Open Water Sidemount Instructor

    • [2014] — Open Water Specialty Instructor

    • 2026 — Fathom Gemini CCR

    • 2024 — DiveRite Choptima CCR + GUE Fundamentals

    • 2020 — KISS Sidewinder CCR + Normoxic and Hypoxic Trimix CCR Diver

    • 2019 — Cave CCR Diver

    • 2018 — Overhead DPV Diver

    • 2017 — Pelagian and JJ CCRs + Stage and Multistage

    • 2016 — Cave Survey

    • 2014 — IANTD /TDI Full Cave Diver + Sidemount Cave Diver

    • 2012 — TDI Advanced Nitrox & Deco Procedures

    • 2011/2012 — Cave Divers Association of Australia Deep Cavern and Cave Diver

When not training, I spend my time as a CAVE EXPLORER.

I am originally from Melbourne, Australia, but my first dive was in Koh Tao, Thailand (2006), where I took my OW Course and was immediately hooked.

I spent some years diving in some of the best locations around South East Asia as a recreational diver before discovering that I could dive in Melbourne. While diving in my hometown, I was introduced to technical diving and heard about cave diving from another member of the University Scuba Club I was part of. During a trip to Mount Gambier, I was introduced to the famous Australian caves and decided to became a CAVE DIVER.

In 2014 I made it to Mexico for the first time, and completed OW Scuba Instructor Training, while at the same time  finished Full Cave Diver training. After spending nearly six months staying in Playa Del Carmen and doing as much cave diving as I could, I was thoroughly hooked. A second trip in 2015 opened up the possibility of living and working in Mexico.

Since 2016 I have lived in Tulum, making cave diving a full-time occupation. I have been guiding, and teaching during this time, as well as diving here.

I have also cave dived in Florida, Madagascar, France, Sardinia, mines in Belgium, Hungary, Romania, and Bosnia. Over the years, I developed my teaching, gaining experience training students through the cave levels (as I continued my instructor training) and learning from my mentors at ProTec Dive Centers. This has allowed me to draw on my background and education as a secondary school teacher and my passion for cave diving exploration.

I teach OPEN CIRCUIT CAVE COURSES up to CAVE DECOMPRESSION, CAVE SURVEY and CAVE DPV, as well as CCR TRAINING on the KISS SIDEWINDER. Understanding certification is just the beginning, I can guide certified divers to the limits of their certification. Mentoring and coaching days focusing on a particular skill or training area can also be arranged.

When I am not teaching, I am out in the jungle exploring new cave systems, if not actively hiking around, I spend many hours resurveying existing cave lines. I have also been involved in remarkable exploration projects in Mexico, and Australia, and I am always looking for the next project!

EXPLORATIONS,

expeditions
AND projects

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[2026] — Joined the Underwater Speleological and Archaeological Heritage exploration of remote cenotes

[2023 -2026] — Naval area of Sac Actun, resurvey and exploration + Ongoing exploration in Muyil and Tulum projects

[2023-24] — Cenote Corazon del Paraiso exploration

[2023] – Pannikin Plains Expedition, Nullabor Plains, Western Australia

[2022] – Blue Abyss deep project, Plasma Torus

[2021] – The Void – deep cave exploration 

[2020] – Cenote Santa Maria exploration

[2019-2020] — Cenote Bruce Lee exploration

[2018-2019] — Corazon del Paraiso AKA Chuup Ich resurvey and line clean up

[2018] – Madagascar Science Project

[2017-2019] — Mayan Blue Resurvey 

ELLIOT SMITH

Cave Diving Instructor and Cave and Cavern Guide
Elliot Smith, Cave Diving Instructor

Background — Started diving at age 11, originally from Bromley, United Kingdom.

Specialty — Cave Diving Instructor. Guided Cave and Cavern Diving

    • PSAI Full Cave Instructor

    • PSAI Overhead Sidemount Instructor 

    • PSAI Advanced Buoyancy Control Instructor

    • PSAI Open Water Sidemount Instructor

    • PADI OWSI & Speciality Instructor, Nitrox and Deep

    • EFR Instrutor

    • PSAI CCR Cave Diver 

    • TDI DPV Cave Diver

    • IANTD Sidemount Cave Diver

    • IANTD Full Cave Diver 

    • PSAI KISS Sidewinder User

    • IANTD Advanced Recreational Trimix Diver