Which of the following is NOT listed as a signaling tool to communicate emergencies to surface staff?

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Emergencies require communication that surface staff can detect immediately and act upon. Tools that accomplish this are designed for real-time awareness: an alarm cuts through noise and signals that something is wrong and action is needed; visual signals like flashing lights or flags provide a quick, visible cue that can be observed from a distance or in low-light conditions; audible alerts deliver a rapid sound cue that can prompt prompt response even when visibility is limited or when people are not looking directly at a signal. Written reports, on the other hand, serve for recording what happened and for post-event analysis. They are not immediate signals and would be too slow to prompt a timely response, which is why they are not listed as a signaling method to communicate emergencies to surface staff.