"For example, Germany has a 12 month exemption in force against the age 60 limit for single pilot mountain rescue helicopter operations to allow time for an operator to recruit younger pilots..............
This is a solution to a particular transition issue and using an exemption in this way is consistent with the regulations."
delete "mountain" in the sentence above, the excemption was granted for the German HEMS operators til 9.April 2016, together with additional mandatory medical examinations.
Heard rumours, that the austrian HEMS operators will get another 3 years of excemption, also with additional medical examinations for the older chaps.
skadi