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Kongsberg K-Chief 500 Spare Parts

Kongsberg's K-Chief 500 integrated marine automation system: operator stations, distributed I/O, network and PMS modules.

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Overview

K-Chief 500 is Kongsberg's integrated marine automation system for machinery control, alarm and monitoring and power management. It is no longer sold and is in the later part of its lifecycle. In April 2025 Kongsberg discontinued support for a number of the PC and panel computers used as K-Chief 500 remote operator stations, recommending a retrofit to K-Chief 600, and in September 2025 it declared the C1 Combi and C3-GDCP power-management modules obsolete. Operator stations, distributed I/O, process-segment controllers and power modules on these systems are the parts most often needed when a vessel is between upgrades. Send the part number from the module label for a quotation on the exact unit or the upgrade route.

Availability, condition and lead time confirmed on enquiry.

Identify your module

Send the Kongsberg part number and revision from the module's label, and the model name if you know it (for example PSS 8100184). K-Chief 600 modules, such as the xe I/O range, carry different part numbers, and Kongsberg does not state that they fit a K-Chief 500 system in place of the original module. We quote the exact number on your unit, or the K-Chief 600 upgrade Kongsberg recommends.

K-Chief 500: part numbers

Order numbers and models in this family, from manufacturer and vessel project documentation. Select one for its details, or send us the number from your unit’s label.

Part numberTypeLifecycleOEM successor
8100183dPSCNetwork / controllerLegacyK-Chief lifecycle upgrade or retrofit, depending on the systemDetails
8100184PSSNetwork / controllerLegacyK-Chief lifecycle upgrade or retrofit, depending on the systemDetails
8100334PSO-PPower moduleLegacyK-Chief lifecycle upgrade or retrofit, depending on the systemDetails

More K-Chief 500 modules

Kongsberg lists the data sheets for these units on its K-Chief 500 product page. On this site they sit with the DataChief C20 family.

Keeping Kongsberg K-Chief 500 in service

When a module fails on an older system, there are two routes. A like-for-like replacement keeps the vessel in service; an upgrade can then be planned for a later docking.

Option 1

Replace the failed module like for like

An exact replacement keeps the installed system, its software and its class approval unchanged. Match the part number and revision on the label of the failed unit; the table above lists the order numbers in this family. TimControls sources new and new surplus units. Availability, condition and lead time confirmed on enquiry.

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Option 2

Plan the manufacturer’s upgrade

Kongsberg names K-Chief 600 as the route forward. Kongsberg's April 2025 notice recommends a total retrofit of K-Chief 500 to K-Chief 600 for the remote operator stations; its September 2025 notice recommends upgrading K-Chief and PMS to the latest generation.

Kongsberg’s documentation

Models named in Kongsberg’s notice

Listed in the manufacturer’s product discontinuation notice for this system. Send the model and serial number from the unit for a quotation.

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Sources: Kongsberg K-Chief 500 product page (data sheets listed, checked 6 October 2026); Kongsberg product discontinuation notice, C1 Combi and C3-GDCP (30 September 2025); Kongsberg K-Chief 500 Power Management System data sheet AD-00447B.

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Lifecycle status for every family we list is in the Lifecycle Database.

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