Molchanovs Wave 2 Freediving Course Phuket — Intermediate Open Water Certification
For certified Wave 1 freedivers ready to go further — 3 days at Chalong pool and Racha Yai island with SSS Phuket, refining your technique to reach 24-30m constant weight (bi-fins & free immersion), plus your first constant weight no-fins dives to 15m.
- — Max 3 students per instructor
- — Full freediving equipment included
- — Free SSS Phuket t-shirt (3-day course)
What You Need to Know Before Booking Molchanovs Wave 2
Who Is Molchanovs Wave 2 For?
Molchanovs Wave 2 is the second step in open water freediving certification — here's how to know if it's the right level for you.
Already Hold Your Wave 1?
This is the natural next step — build on your Wave 1 open water skills and progress to 24-30m constant weight/free immersion, 50m dynamic apnea, and your first constant weight no-fins dives to 15m.
See Program in Depth →Certified Elsewhere at This Level?
Hold an equivalent certification — SSI Level 2, AIDA 3 or PADI Advanced Freediver? A crossover evaluation lets you skip straight to Wave 2 without repeating Wave 1. Confirm your level before booking.
Compare Certifications →Ready to Push Past 30m?
Already comfortable at Wave 2 depths and want to go further? Most Wave 2 graduates move on to Wave 3 for 34-40m depth and 75m dynamic apnea — check requirements before booking.
See Wave 3 Course →Not Yet Wave 1 Certified?
Wave 2 requires a Wave 1 certification (or equivalent) as a prerequisite. If you're just starting out, begin with our beginner open water course first.
See Wave 1 Course →Molchanovs Wave 2 Course — Program in Depth
Every Molchanovs Wave 2 course is led by our in-house Molchanovs-certified freediving instructors, at a maximum ratio of 3 students per instructor, so you get hands-on, personal attention in the pool and on the boat.
Molchanovs Wave 2 builds directly on your Wave 1 certification, refining technique and pushing your depth range from 12-20m to 24-30m. Over 3 days you'll sharpen equalization, breath-hold and constant weight/free immersion technique in the pool at Chalong, then apply it across two separate open water days at Racha Yai Island.
Static and dynamic apnea training — building toward 2 minutes 30 seconds static and 50 meters dynamic with bi-fins, plus dynamic no-fins technique work toward 35 meters and refined equalization under exertion.
Hotel pickup around 7:30am, boat departs Chalong Pier. Open water training day — constant weight with bi-fins and free immersion technique along the line, building depth toward the 24-30m certification range, plus CWTB buddying practice at 10-15m.
Meeting at Rawai Pier. Open water deep training day — certification depth attempts in CWTB and FIM to 24-30m, constant weight no-fins (CNF) to 15m, and rescue-from-15m skills assessment.
- Static apnea: hold your breath face-down in the pool for at least 2 minutes 30 seconds
- Dynamic apnea (DYNB): swim 50 meters underwater with bi-fins on a single breath
- Dynamic no-fins (DNF): swim 35 meters underwater without fins
- Constant weight with bi-fins (CWTB) & free immersion (FIM): descend and ascend along a weighted line to 24-30 meters depth
- Constant weight no-fins (CNF): descend and ascend without fins to 15 meters
- Buddy safety: CWTB buddying support at 10-15m and rescue from 15m
- Advanced technique: freefall incorporation and improved depth diving technique
All Molchanovs Wave 2 equipment is included in your course price — nothing extra to rent or buy.
- Low-volume freediving mask
- Long bi-fins
- Snorkel
- Wetsuit (tropical-weight, for pool and boat days)
- Weight belt, sized to you
- Lanyard for depth line safety
- Molchanovs Wave 2 digital course access
- Minimum age: 18 years old, or 16–17 with written consent from a parent or legal guardian (Molchanovs requirement)
- Prerequisite: Molchanovs Wave 1 certification, or an equivalent level from another agency (SSI Level 1, AIDA 2, PADI Freediver) via crossover evaluation — confirm eligibility before booking
- Swim requirement: able to swim 200m unassisted, non-stop, in a pool
- Avoid scuba diving in the 24 hours before your course (residual nitrogen risk)
- Eat a light meal 2–3 hours before pool or boat sessions — don't dive on a full or empty stomach
- Bring swimwear, a towel, sunscreen, and a reusable water bottle
- Hotel pickup is included for the Racha Yai boat day (Kata, Karon, Chalong, Rawai, Kamala areas)
Your Open Water Days: Racha Yai Island
About an hour by boat from Chalong Pier, Racha Yai's calm, clear bays are where you'll build depth across your Molchanovs Wave 2 open water days — sheltered conditions with a fixed dive line, ideal for pushing past 20m without fighting current. Day 3's deeper session may move to a nearby local dive site if sea conditions call for it.
Racha Yai's bays are naturally sheltered from currents and swell, with visibility regularly reaching 15–20 metres — ideal conditions for constant weight and free immersion training toward your 24-30m range.
Wave 2 builds on your Wave 1 line diving experience — your instructor sets the line, spots every dive, and helps you push from your Wave 1 depth toward the Wave 2 certification range of 24-30 metres across two open water days.
Expect vibrant hard and soft corals, clownfish, and parrotfish at Racha Yai — and with a bit of luck, a turtle gliding past while you're on the line.
See the full Day 1–3 schedule in the Program in Depth section above.
Molchanovs Wave 2 Pricing & What's Included
One course, one price — 3 days of pool refinement and open water depth training at Racha Yai, taking you from your Wave 1 range to 24-30m.
- ✔ Day 1: Pool skills — static & dynamic apnea toward 2:30 / 50m
- ✔ Day 2: Full-day Racha Yai boat trip, CWTB/FIM training toward 24-30m
- ✔ Day 3: Second open water day, certification depth attempts & CNF to 15m
- ✔ Official Molchanovs Wave 2 Certification
- ✔ Molchanovs Wave 2 digital course access
- ✔ Complete equipment rental
- ✔ Hotel transfer (Patong, Karon, Kata, Rawai, Chalong)
- ✔ Breakfast & lunch on boat days
- 🎁 Free SSS Phuket T-shirt included
- ✖ Requires Molchanovs Wave 1 certification (or crossover evaluation)
Meet the Team Behind Your Molchanovs Wave 2 Certification
Every Molchanovs Wave 2 course is led by a real, named freediving instructor — not a rotating cast of seasonal hires.
Florian
Molchanovs/SSI Dive & Freedive Instructor
English · French
Val
Molchanovs Freediving Instructor
English · Russian
Constantin
AIDA Instructor & AIDA Judge
Freediving
Leonie
AIDA Freediving Instructor
English · German · Spanish
See Our Pool & Racha Yai Training in Action
Real photos from our Chalong pool and Racha Yai boat days — the same facilities used across every Molchanovs level.
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Find Us at Kata Beach
- Address: 184/1 Koktanod Road, Kata Beach, Phuket 83100
- Hours: Open 8am–8pm, daily
- WhatsApp: +66 895 869 920
- Email: info@sssphuket.com
- WeChat: sssphuketjean · Telegram: +66 90 176 673
- ✔ Free cancellation up to 48 hours before your course starts — course fee refunded in full. Online certification materials are non-refundable once issued
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