OCEAN BX
Freediving SchooL in the Philippines

The Wave 3 Instructor course represents a significant milestone in your freediving teaching journey. As a Molchanovs Wave 3 Instructor, you'll enhance your expertise, empowering you to train Master freedivers and certify them as Lap & Wave 3 and Assistant Instructors. This course also qualifies you for the Wave 4 Competitive Freediving Instructor course and potential candidacy as a Molchanovs Instructor Trainer. Over 3 intensive days with JL your Instructor Trainer, you'll master advanced freediving techniques such as Mouthfill equalization, FRC diving, and mental preparation.

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To apply to be a Molchanovs Lap/Wave 3 Instructor, you’ll need to have:

1. An active Lap/Wave 2 Instructor certification (or equivalent from other agencies).

2. At least 1 year of teaching experience as a Lap/Wave 2 Instructor (or equivalent from other agencies).

3. Minimum of 50 certifications (minimum 10 Lap/Wave 1 certifications and 10 Lap/Wave 2 certifications). Certifications from other agencies will count as 50%, meaning you’ll need a minimum of 100 certifications.

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Requirements

 Pool

• STA 4’30”

• DNF 75m

• DYNB 110m

OW​

• CWTB 50m

• FIM 50m

• CNF 35m

• Rescue 30m + Surface Tow 50m

• CO2 Dive then a 25m CWT dive incl. 5m freefall)

• Blackout Rescue 30m with a 50m tow incl. rescue breaths

• 20m Stand-by Rescue (1–2 min. hang)