Molchanovs Lap/Wave 4 Instructor Requirements
To apply to become a Molchanovs Lap/Wave 4 Instructor and get students ready for competitive freediving, you will need to have:
- An active Lap/Wave 3 Instructor certification (or the equivalent from another agency)
- At least 1 year of teaching experience as a Lap/Wave 3 Instructor (or the equivalent from another agency)
- 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 as follows:
Men
- FIM & CWT (with monofin) 65m (213ft) with monofin
- CWTB 60m (197ft)
- CNF 50m (164ft)
- Rescue 35m (115ft) + Surface Tow 50m
- DYN (with monofin) 140m (459ft)
- DYNB 120m (394ft)
- DNF 110m (361ft)
- STA 5’00”
Women
- CWT with monofin 60m (197ft)
- CWTB 53m (174ft)
- FIM 50m (164ft)
- CNF 40m (131ft)
- Rescue 35m (115ft) + Surface Tow 50m
- DYN with monofin 120m (393ft)
- DYNB 105m (344ft)
- DNF 90m (295ft)
- STA 4’45”
5. One power requirement for L4I and W4I each:
Men
W4I
- CWT with monofin 80m (262ft)
- FIM 75m (246ft)
- CWTB 70m (230ft)
- CNF 60m (197ft)
L4I
- DYN with monofin 175m (574ft)
- DYNB 145m (475ft)
- DNF 135 (443ft)
- STA 6’00”
Women
W4I
- CWT with monofin 72m (236ft)
- FIM 65m (213ft)
- CWTB 63m (207ft)
- CNF 45m (148ft)
L4I
- DYN with monofin 145m (476ft)
- DYNB 130m (427ft)
- DNF 110m (361ft)
- STA 5’30”
Note that these are minimum performance requirements, and the expectation is that L/W3I candidates should be able to meet these standards in a reasonably comfortable manner and with good form.