Becoming an SSI Open Water Instructor means developing the skills to teach, guide and support new divers. At Oceans 5 Gili Air, our Instructor Training Course combines diving theory, practical teaching sessions and individual feedback to help you prepare for the Instructor Evaluation and your future work as an instructor.
You will train with Sander Buis, Warren “Waz” Beyers and the Oceans 5 team in a supportive dive centre on Gili Air, Indonesia.
We limit each ITC to six candidates so our Instructor Trainers can give you individual attention. Small groups provide more opportunities to ask questions, practise teaching and receive feedback.
Individual coaching and mentoring
Clear explanations of diving theory
Practical feedback on your teaching
Support from trainers and fellow candidates
Every candidate brings different strengths and areas to improve. Our trainers follow the SSI course requirements while providing additional guidance where you need it.
Whether you need help with theory, skill demonstrations or teaching presentations, you will receive practical feedback to help you progress.
The course helps you turn your diving knowledge into lessons your students can understand. You will practise organising sessions, explaining skills and managing students in the pool and open water.
Teaching skills with neutral buoyancy
Clear communication above and below water
Student supervision and problem-solving
Responding to practical diving challenges
Our full-day rescue workshop gives you time to revisit essential rescue skills before teaching them to others.
You will practise rescue techniques, discuss how to organise training scenarios and receive feedback on your demonstrations and student supervision.
Oceans 5 provides space and facilities for classroom learning, pool practice and open-water teaching sessions.
Two large training pools
Dedicated classrooms
Space to practise teaching presentations
Access to Gili Islands dive sites
Rental diving equipment when required
During your ITC, you will become part of the Oceans 5 team. Our trainers, instructors, divemaster interns and fellow candidates create a welcoming environment where you can ask questions and learn from shared experiences.
Training at an active dive centre also gives you insight into everyday diving operations and working with students.
Caring for the marine environment is part of becoming a responsible instructor. We encourage candidates to develop good buoyancy, avoid contact with marine life and carry these habits into their own teaching.
Coral restoration activities
Reef monitoring with the University of Mataram
SSI conservation programs and conservation workshops
SSI Instructor Training Course
April 2026
Now working at
Sea Queen, Gili Air
“My experience of the ITC was great! Oceans5 and the instructor trainer are very well organized and are able to adapt to the different needs of the students. At the end we were very well prepared for the instructors exam.”
Develop your teaching skills with small-group training, experienced Instructor Trainers and practical sessions at Oceans 5 Gili Air.
Explore our upcoming course dates and full price breakdown to plan your next step towards becoming an SSI Instructor.