A method for checking a rope , the rope including: • a plurality of different portions having the same theoretical length, • markings arranged over the length of the rope and according to a theoretical pitch equal to the theoretical length, the checking method including: • a step (E1) of determining information relating to the rope by a checking device including an electronic unit , at least two of the determined information being derived from a cooperation of the electronic unit with respectively two different portions of the rope , • a step (E2) of determining a condition of the rope by taking the determined information into account, step (E1) of determining information relating to the rope including a step (E1-2-1) of determining effective lengths of different portions of the same theoretical length as information relating to the rope , step (E1-2-1) of determining effective lengths including, for each determined effective length: • a step of detecting a first marking , • a step of detecting a second marking , • a step of measuring said effective length triggered upon detection of the first marking and stopped upon detection of the second marking , where the step of detecting the first marking includes a step of reading the first marking by a radio-identification reader, and the step of detecting the second marking includes a step of reading the second marking by the radio-identification reader. • a plurality of different portions having the same theoretical length, • markings arranged over the length of the rope and according to a theoretical pitch equal to the theoretical length, the checking method including: • a step (E1) of determining information relating to the rope by a checking device including an electronic unit , at least two of the determined information being derived from a cooperation of the electronic unit with respectively two different portions of the rope , • a step (E2) of determining a condition of the rope by taking the determined information into account, • a step (E1) of determining information relating to the rope by a checking device including an electronic unit , at least two of the determined information being derived from a cooperation of the electronic unit with respectively two different portions of the rope , • a step (E2) of determining a condition of the rope by taking the determined information into account, step (E1) of determining information relating to the rope including a step (E1-2-1) of determining effective lengths of different portions of the same theoretical length as information relating to the rope , step (E1-2-1) of determining effective lengths including, for each determined effective length: • a step of detecting a first marking , • a step of detecting a second marking , • a step of measuring said effective length triggered upon detection of the first marking and stopped upon detection of the second marking , • a step of detecting a first marking , • a step of detecting a second marking , • a step of measuring said effective length triggered upon detection of the first marking and stopped upon detection of the second marking , where the step of detecting the first marking includes a step of reading the first marking by a radio-identification reader, and the step of detecting the second marking includes a step of reading the second marking by the radio-identification reader. <EOS>