From 8a495f0751666c3a21366996d471a626c04c7820 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert Fry <inbox@robertfry.xyz>
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:44:38 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] expiry dates

---
 deckhand.tex | 18 +++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/deckhand.tex b/deckhand.tex
index 43cc696..bb64509 100644
--- a/deckhand.tex
+++ b/deckhand.tex
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 \hypersetup{hidelinks}
 \raggedcolumns
 
+\makeatletter\newcommand{\expires}[1]{
+    \itshape (exp. #1)
+}\makeatother
+
 \begin{document}
 
     \columnratio{0.58,0.42}
@@ -39,7 +43,7 @@
                 & Non-Smoker \\
                 & No Tattoos \\
                 & \textcolor{orange}{Quiet Sleeper} \\
-                & ENG1 \textit{(exp. 2027)} \\
+                & ENG1 \expires{2027} \\
             \end{tabularx}
 
         \end{multicols}
@@ -77,14 +81,14 @@
     \begin{minipage}[t]{0.8\linewidth}
         \begin{multicols}{2}
         \begin{itemize}
-            \item MCA STCW 2010 \textit{(exp. 2031)}
+            \item MCA STCW 2010 \expires{2031}
             \item MCA STCW Security Awareness
             \item MCA Yachtmaster Offshore Theory
-            \item RYA Day Skipper (ICC) \textit{(exp. 2029)}
-            \item RYA Dinghy Instructor \textit{(exp. 2029)}
+            \item RYA Day Skipper (ICC) \expires{2029}
+            \item RYA Dinghy Instructor \expires{2029}
             \item RYA Powerboat Level 2
             \item RYA VHF SRC
-            \item RYA First Aid \textit{(exp. 2027)}
+            \item RYA First Aid \expires{2027}
             \item BSAC Ocean Diver
             \item Highfield Level 2 Food Safety
             \item MMath Masters of Mathematics
@@ -206,8 +210,8 @@
     [
         company={University of Portsmouth},
         location={Portsmouth, UK},
-        start={September 2016},
-        end={July 2022},
+        start={Sep 2016},
+        end={Jul 2022},
     ]
 
     \ResumeThesis{Masters Thesis}