16/06/2026
Every year, we bring together guides from every tour operator at Silfra, alongside the Thingvellir park rangers and Iceland's paramedic professionals, to train together, share knowledge, and ensure everyone working at the fissure operates to the same high standard of safety.
The day covered everything from CPR, oxygen administration and AED use, to towing tired snorkelers, emergency exits along the fissure, and full search, recovery and rescue of an unconscious diver.
As Iceland's only PADI 5 Star IDC Development Dive Center — and the only operator certified by the Icelandic Maritime Administration for both diving and snorkelling at Silfra — DIVE.IS helped develop many of the country's safety rules, including the guide ratios that later became Icelandic law. Hosting this workshop every year is a natural extension of that role.
And as always, the day ended with the DIVE.IS way: a BBQ at the park.