BEGINNER COURSE INFO
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Send deposit
- Fill out student intake form
- Log in to Molchanovs through email
- Watch Video Course and Read Manual (from Molchanovs Dashboard)
- Schedule Equalization Workshop Online
- Course certification requirements
NOTE - we now have hostel-stlye beds and en-suite rooms - if you would like to stay with us please let me know as soon as possible. You can check out the accommodations on our Instagram account here.
Payment
A NT$5,000 deposit is required to secure your booking on a course.
If you cancel or re-schedule 2 weeks prior to the start of the course, then 100% of deposit will be refunded or applied to rescheduled dates. If canceled one week prior, 50% of deposit will be refunded and an additional $2500 will be required to re-schedule.
Balance of course fees is required one week prior to course unless otherwise agreed with the instructor.
Currently we only take deposit via bank transfer or Venmo (@korhk72)
Bank Code: 822 (CTBC Bank)
Account number: 152540211870
Please let me know when you’ve done the transfer and I can confirm the receipt.
Intake Form
Fill in the information in this form here.
This will give me the information I need to register you for the certifying agency’s (Molchanovs) student dashboard.
If you do not receive an email from Molchanovs within 48 hours of submitting the form please let me know.
The additional information will help me prepare for you individually for your course.
MOLCHANOVS DASHBOARD
Once you've received an email from Molchanovs, check out this video here for your next steps to:
1) Login
2) Download and sign the Liability Release and Medical Questionnaire
3) Upload your profile photo
NOTE - please look at the medical questionnaire ASAP as if you answer “yes” to any of the conditions listed out there, you are required to have a doctor sign off - one of those conditions include testing positive for COVID.
Also in the “Materials” section of the dashboard please:
1) Download and read the manual (W1/L1 Manual 2.0)
2) Watch the videos in “W1/L1 Course 2.0”
3) Watch the Wave 1 Physiology CO2/O2 video Please have these done before arriving on the island. Do not take the test yet. We will do a knowledge review hitting the main concepts before taking the exam on the 2nd day of the course on Xiaoliuqiu.
SCHEDULE EQUALIZATION WORKSHOP
Follow this link here to schedule a time for an online video call with me for equalization and dry skills workshop. Please allot 30 minutes, this can be done on your phone but please make sure you are in a quiet setting and you have a stand for your phone.
COURSE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Pass written exam (80%)
- 1 minute and 30 second breath hold
- 30 meters dynamic (horizontal in pool or confined water on one breath)
- 12 meters deep in two disciplines constant weight (finning) and free immersion (pull downs)
- Proper demonstration of safety and rescue procedures.
