How Marine Currents Work: Understanding Drift Dives Like a Pro
Learn how marine currents form, how they change, and how to read them before a drift dive. A complete guide for divemasters who want to plan safe and enjoyable drift dives.
Go pro with the 3W tribe and take the first step towards making a career out of your passion with our divemaster internship.
Our internships are tailored to give interns all the skills needed to become a divemaster, whether your goal is to pursue an adventurous career underwater or simply to take a break in paradise while advancing your skills and knowledge as a diver.
After completing internship training, our divemasters are able to guide certified divers on fun dives and assist Instructors throughout courses.
Through our divemaster intern certification you will achieve the first level of professional rating in Scuba Diving, completing your internship work-ready with the skills to work as a divemaster anywhere in the world.
We’re a tribe full of island addicts and of course, ocean lovers. Do your divemaster internship and spend a few weeks (or even months) with us living in a place where time stops… no cars, no motorcycles, no fuss… just you and your own small piece of paradise.
During the divemaster internship, our interns experience another way of life where all you need is your swimsuit, sunglasses and flip flops!
You’ll be surrounded by crystal blue water and sunshine all year round, with green turtles at your doorstep and clownfish as co-workers.
Whether you want to work in a far away and exotic destination after your divemaster internship or just take some time off, the adventure of a lifetime awaits you!
Intern Testimonials
"I truly hit the bullseye with this decision because I couldn’t have asked for a better experience."
Keira, Tribe Certified Divemaster
June 2025
"I appreciated how part of the training allowed me to interact with other customers and gain an understanding of what it’s like to work professionally as a scuba diver or instructor."
Carys, Tribe Certified Divemaster
December 2024
"From interacting with customers to diving in various conditions that honed my adaptability in the water to plenty of fun dives, I learned an incredible amount during my time at 3W Dive Centre."
Michelle, Tribe Certified Divemaster
July 2024
"An unforgettable diving divemaster course experience in Indonesia."
Macha, Tribe Certified Divemaster
June 2024
"3W is everything you want in a divemaster internship."
Nick, Tribe Certified Divemaster
June 2024
"If you’re on the hunt for a dive school that’ll turn you into a divemaster extraordinaire, 3W is your golden ticket."
Mandy, Tribe Certified Divemaster
April 2024
"Venir chez 3W il y a un an pour faire mon Divemaster Internship a changé ma vie !"
Florie, Tribe Certified Divemaster
June 2023
"I can’t get enough of this place and this island. I’m having the time of my life on Gili Air."
Sam, Tribe Certified Divemaster
June 2023
"A hands-on experience, assisting and learning at a dive shop, and living the dream on a gorgeous island."
Line, Tribe Certified Divemaster
June 2023
"L’esprit d’équipe, la magie du lieu, la douceur de vivre sur Gili Air, et la camaraderie avec mes collègues divemasters ont tissé ensemble les souvenirs de ces deux mois exceptionnels, inoubliables et transformateurs."
Bastien, Tribe Certified Divemaster
June 2023
"The 3W Dive tribe has high expectations for their interns, which pushed me to work harder and achieve more than I thought was possible."
Nicolai, Tribe Certified Divemaster
June 2022
"Not only did I become a better diver, I also became a stronger leader, and learned how to keep control in stressful environments, which also helps me in other aspects of life."
Winona, Tribe Certified Divemaster
June 2022
"Une expérience inoubliable, riche en émotion, en rencontre et en découverte."
Maxime, Tribe Certified Divemaster
June 2022
“I don’t think I could have picked a better place and dive shop!”
Timo, Tribe Certified Divemaster
March 2020
“The education I received at 3W was far above what I thought I would learn during this experience.”
Morgane, Tribe Certified Divemaster
March 2020
"Everything in the shop is super well organised, and the schedule for the divemaster program is perfectly adapted to every kind of level."
Clement, Tribe Certified Divemaster
October 2019
“Joining the Tribe, and becoming a professional diver was the best idea I ever had!”
Susan, Tribe Certified Divemaster
September 2019
“The internship goes way beyond the minimum requirements for a divemaster course for many reasons!”
Sandra, Tribe Certified Divemaster
January 2019
"It was fun and so rewarding – an incredible experience!"
Carola, Tribe Certified Divemaster
December 2018
"3W Dive has to be the place for your course. The instructors there were very friendly and most importantly, professional."
Nathaniel, Tribe Certified Divemaster
March 2018
"I am deeply happy to have lived this amazing experience with these amazing people of the 3W Dive Tribe"
Thibaut, Tribe Certified Divemaster
August 2017
"I have never come across such a professional and thorough dive shop..."
Jaclyn, Tribe Certified Divemaster
May 2017
"Being part of the 3W Dive's team to do the dive master internship was a blast to me!"
Marion, Tribe Certified Divemaster
February 2017
"With great patience, infinite knowledge about diving and an infectious love of diving that he shared with all who crossed his path, he made me the Divemaster I wanted to be.”
Markus, Tribe Certified Divemaster
May 2016
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