A Divemaster internship is more than professional training. At Oceans 5 Gili Air, you’ll experience daily dive-center life, spend regular time in the water, learn from experienced professionals and assist with dive operations. Each day can vary depending on the weather, dive schedule, training needs and center activities.
There is no single schedule that every intern follows.
Your daily routine will depend on your training stage, the dive center’s schedule, booked trips, weather and operational needs.
A typical day may include
Start the day at the dive center, prepare your equipment and get ready for the scheduled diving activities.
Join the boat, assist with preparations and participate in the day’s diving according to your training and responsibilities.
Return to the dive center or harbour, review the previous dive, prepare for the next activity and take some time to relax.
Continue with diving, pool training, theory, skills development or other internship activities depending on the schedule.
After the day’s activities, you have free time to explore Gili Air, meet other divers, relax or prepare for the next day.
One of the most important parts of your internship is practical experience.
Instead of spending your entire internship in a classroom, you become familiar with the daily activities involved in running a professional dive operation.
You may learn how to:
Your responsibilities can increase as your knowledge, skills and confidence develop.
Pool sessions can be useful for refining techniques, working on specific skills and preparing for open-water activities.
The controlled environment allows you to focus on technique and receive feedback before applying your skills in the ocean.
Your internship includes unlimited diving.
Interns typically make around 1.5 dives per day on average, depending on conditions, training activities and the dive centre’s schedule.
The actual schedule depends on factors such as:
Oceans 5 operates three dive boats, giving interns experience with the practical side of boat-based diving.
Before each trip, preparation is important.
On the boats, you’ll learn about:
Being involved in these activities helps you understand that professional diving involves much more than being underwater.
Throughout your internship, you can receive guidance from your personal Divemaster mentor.
Your mentor can help you understand your progress, identify areas for improvement and become more comfortable with professional responsibilities.
Feedback is an important part of the learning process.
You will have opportunities to ask questions, discuss your experiences and learn from situations you encounter during the internship.
You can learn from how instructors:
Communication is an important Divemaster skill.
During your internship, you can develop your understanding of how professional dive briefings are structured and delivered.You can learn how to communicate information about:
This includes learning to observe:
Being an intern does not mean spending every minute at the dive center.
There will be periods between dives and training when you can enjoy your own time.
On Gili Air, you can:
Relax on the beach
Explore the island
Cycle around the island
Visit cafés and restaurants
Meet other divers
Spend time with fellow interns
Enjoy the sunset
Rest and prepare for the next day
Finding a good balance between training and personal time can make your internship more enjoyable and sustainable.
Equipment rental is included during the internship. See what’s included in the internship price for the full cost breakdown.
You will become familiar with preparing, checking and handling diving equipment as part of your daily activities.
However, you should also begin building your own professional equipment setup.
Before completing the internship, you are required to own:
Gili Air attracts divers and travellers from many different countries.
As an intern, you will have opportunities to meet people from different backgrounds and communicate with divers who have different levels of experience.
This international environment can help you develop:
By the end of your internship, you will have spent weeks developing your diving skills and experiencing life inside an active dive center.
Your experience can include:
Regular exposure to diving and dive centre operations.
Hands-on experience with equipment, boats, briefings and daily procedures.
Guidance from experienced dive professionals.
Experience communicating with divers from different backgrounds.
Learn how different members of a dive centre work together.
Live and dive on Gili Air as part of an international community.
You can work on becoming:
Start planning your Divemaster internship on Gili Air.
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