At Oceans 5 Gili Air, your SSI Divemaster internship combines personal mentoring with practical experience at an active dive center. You’ll refine your skills in our two training pools, learn how dive trips run across our three boats, and take part in regular diving as your training progresses. Your mentor will give you feedback along the way as you build the skills needed to work as a dive professional.
Oceans 5 Gili Air is an SSI Instructor Training Center, providing a professional environment for divers who want to continue their education and develop their careers in diving.
Your Divemaster internship takes place within an established dive center rather than only in a classroom or short training program.
You will have opportunities to observe, learn and participate in the daily operation of a professional dive center while working toward your SSI Divemaster qualification.
A Divemaster internship should give you more than theoretical knowledge.
At Oceans 5, you can gain practical experience by becoming familiar with the daily rhythm of an active dive center.
Depending on your training stage and responsibilities, your experience can include:
The goal is to help you understand what working in a dive center is actually like
See what a typical day involves in our Life as an Intern guide.
At Oceans 5, your mentor will help you track your progress, strengthen your practical skills and build confidence throughout your Divemaster internship. Regular feedback helps you see what you’re doing well and where to focus next.
Working in smaller groups can create a more personal training environment.
You have opportunities to ask questions, receive feedback and learn from the instructors and other dive professionals around you.
Your internship is not just about watching from the sidelines. It is about gradually becoming more comfortable with the responsibilities and expectations of a professional Divemaster.
Oceans 5 has two training pools that support skills development and professional training.
Pool sessions provide a controlled environment where you can practise techniques, refine your skills and prepare for different aspects of your Divemaster training before applying them in open water.
This combination of controlled practice and real diving experience helps connect your training with the practical demands of working as a dive professional.
The internship is designed around regular participation in diving activities.
International interns can expect approximately 1.5 dives per day on average, although diving is not guaranteed every day and schedules depend on training requirements, dive operations, weather and availability.
This regular exposure can help you become more comfortable in the water and build experience over the course of your internship.
Oceans 5 operates three boats and has access to more than 20 dive sites around the Gili Islands.
This gives interns the opportunity to experience different underwater environments and conditions throughout their training.
Depending on the day’s schedule and diving conditions, you may encounter:
Equipment rental is included during the internship.
However, professional divers should begin building their own personal equipment setup.
Before completing the internship, you are required to own:
Oceans 5 is located at the harbour on Gili Air. The location makes it convenient to take part in daily dive operations and experience the practical side of working in a busy island dive center.
Regular boat departures are generally scheduled at:
Morning Dive
Midday Dive
Afternoon Dive
Schedules can change depending on diving conditions, training activities and operational requirements.
At Oceans 5, you’ll train within an SSI Instructor Training Center while taking part in the daily work of an active dive center. With guidance from your mentor, you can put what you practise in the pools to use on boat dives around the Gili Islands.
Whether your goal is to work in a dive center, continue toward instructor training or simply develop your diving skills to a professional level, the experience you gain during your internship can become part of your foundation for the future.
Oceans 5 provides an environment where you can learn, practise, receive feedback and experience the daily reality of professional diving.
Ready to plan your training? See our Divemaster internship prices and start dates.
Ready to become an SSI Divemaster? Choose your preferred start date and reserve your place online. A 27% deposit secures your booking. Once we receive it, you’ll get access to your SSI Divemaster digital learning materials.
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