Section 88(17) in The Coal Mines Regulations, 2011
(17)Except in friction winder -(i)every rope shall be recapped once at least in every six months, or if necessary, at shorter intervals and also after every overwind; and(ii)before every recapping, a length, including the capping, of at least two metres shall be cut off the rope and every piece of rope so cut-off shall be opened and its internal condition examined.
