Molchanovs Wave 4 Instructor Requirements

To apply to be a Molchanovs Wave 4 Instructor and get students ready for competitive freediving, you will need:

  1. An active Wave 3 Instructor certification (or the equivalent from another agency)
  2. Have at least 1 year of teaching experience as a Wave 3 Instructor (or the equivalent from another agency)
  3. 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).
  4. 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
      5. One Power Requirement for L4I and W4I each:
  • 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.