Molchanovs Wave 4 Instructor Requirements
To apply to be a Molchanovs Wave 4 Instructor and get students ready for competitive freediving, you will need:
- An active Wave 3 Instructor certification (or the equivalent from another agency)
- Have at least 1 year of teaching experience as a Wave 3 Instructor (or the equivalent from another agency)
- Have a minimum of 100 certifications (minimum 10 W2 and minimum 10 W3). T certifications and certifications from other agencies are counted as half a certification (e.g. 60 certifications from another agency are worth 30 Wave certifications).
- All Basic Requirements:
- Men:
- 65m (213ft) FIM and CWT with monofin
- 60m (197ft) CWTB
- 50m (164ft) CNF
- 35m (115ft) Rescue + 50m (164ft) Surface Tow
- 140m (459ft) DYN with monofin
- 120m (394ft) DYNB
- 110m (361ft) DNF
- 5’00” STA
- Women:
- 60m (197ft) CWT with monofin
- 53m (174ft) CWTB
- 50m (164ft) FIM
- 40m (131ft) CNF
- 35m (115ft) Rescue + 50m (164ft) Surface Tow
- 120m (393ft) DYN with monofin
- 105m (344ft) DYNB
- 90m (295ft) DNF
- 4’45” STA
- Men:
- W4I
- 80m (262ft) CWT with monofin
- 75m (246ft) FIM
- 70m (230ft) CWTB
- 60m (197ft) CNF
- L4I
- 175m (574ft) DYN with monofin
- 145m (475ft) DYNB
- 135 (443ft) DNF
- 6’00” STA
- Women:
- W4I
- 72m (236ft) CWT with monofin
- 65m (213ft) FIM
- 63m (207ft) CWTB
- 45m (148ft) CNF
- L4I
- 145m (476ft) DYN with monofin
- 130m (427ft) DYNB
- 110m (361ft) DNF
- 5’30” STA
Please note that these are minimum performance requirements and the expectation is that candidates should be able to meet those standards comfortably and with good form.