Sea charting/Current

A location where the current duck can be used.

Current is a type of sea charting task that involves tracking sea currents using the current duck. As the duck is acquired as a reward from the Current Affairs quest, these tasks have a minimum requirement of at least 22 Sailing. To complete these tasks, set the current duck down in the water at a spot where the water has some distinct ripples and follow it to the end. The duck will drift along in the currents before eventually coming to a stop where you can then retrieve it and complete the task. Note that you do not need to escort the duck, you can go to the end location directly. The duck will only despawn a few minutes after it has arrived at its end location.

Current task locations

Level	Task	Sea	Ocean	Comp%
22	Test the currents south west of the Kharidian Bandit Camp.	Kharidian Sea	Bonus charts	40.3%
22	Test the currents south of the small island in the Bay of Sarim.	Bay of Sarim	Bonus charts	42.4%
22	Test the currents west of the Lum Lagoon.	Lumbridge Basin	Bonus charts	35.8%
22	Test the currents at the mouth of the River Amja south of Musa Point.	Mudskipper Sound	Bonus charts	35.6%
22	Test the currents south west of the Makeover Mage's home.	Rimmington Strait	Bonus charts	42.9%
22	Test the currents south west of the Obelisk of Water.	Catherby Bay	Bonus charts	78.7%
22	Test the currents south east of Ardougne Zoo.	Brimhaven Passage	Ardent Ocean	44.7%
22	Test the currents west of the trawler in Port Khazard.	Strait of Khazard	Ardent Ocean	40.3%
22	Test the currents south east of Rantz's cave.	Feldip Gulf	Ardent Ocean	38.4%
22	Test the currents off the south western coast of the Kharazi Jungle.	Kharazi Strait	Ardent Ocean	40.1%
22	Test the currents north of the island south of Menaphos.	Menaphite Sea	Ardent Ocean	36%
22	Test the currents south of the pest-filled island near the Void Knights' Outpost.	The Simian Sea	Ardent Ocean	28.2%
22	Test the currents south west of Cape Atoll.	The Simian Sea	Ardent Ocean	37.1%
24	Test the currents west of Tempoross Cove. Beware of Stormy seas!	The Storm Tempor	Ardent Ocean	40%
22	Test the currents south west of the remote island in the Turtle Belt.	Turtle Belt	Unquiet Ocean	30.8%
22	Test the currents near the Summer Shore docks on the Great Conch.	Sea of Shells	Unquiet Ocean	32%
22	Test the currents north east of Red Rock.	Red Reef	Unquiet Ocean	27.5%
22	Test the currents to the south west of the Elid Delta.	Bay of Elidinis	Unquiet Ocean	27.6%
22	Test the currents to the east of the eastern pier on the Great Conch.	Tortugan Sea	Unquiet Ocean	31.1%
22	Test the currents to the south west of the Little Pearl.	Pearl Bank	Unquiet Ocean	31.3%
22	Test the currents west of Charred Island.	The Lonely Sea	Unquiet Ocean	25.2%
22	Test the currents north east of Stonecutter Outpost.	Fortis Bay	Shrouded Ocean	24.5%
22	Test the currents within the Shimmering Atoll.	Wyrm's Waters	Shrouded Ocean	22.3%
40	Test the currents east of Anglers' Retreat. Beware of Fetid waters!	Mythic Sea	Shrouded Ocean	26%
40	Test the currents off the eastern coast of the Isle of Souls. Beware of Fetid waters!	Breakbone Strait	Shrouded Ocean	24.9%
40	Test the currents at the mouth of the River Dougne west of Chompy Marsh. Beware of Fetid waters!	Backwater	Shrouded Ocean	26%
22	Test the currents west of the Isle of Bones.	The Skullhorde	Shrouded Ocean	24.5%
22	Test the currents off the western coast of the Isle of Souls.	Soul Bay	Shrouded Ocean	25.2%
22	Test the currents west of the Crown Jewel.	Sapphire Sea	Shrouded Ocean	21.3%
22	Test the currents east of Minotaurs' Rest.	Western Gate	Shrouded Ocean	27.2%
72	Test the currents north of Rainbow's End. Beware of Tangled kelp!	Rainbow Reef	Shrouded Ocean	15.2%
22	Test the currents at the mouth of the River Varla. Note: A raft is recommended but not required to reach this location.	Sunset Bay	Sunset Ocean	19.5%
22	Test the currents south west of the Darkmoon Ravine.	Dusk's Maw	Sunset Ocean	20.8%
22	Test the currents south of Lacerta Falls.	Great Sound	Bonus charts	22.6%
22	Test the currents north west of the Dibber.	Gulf of Kourend	Western Ocean	25.5%
22	Test the currents west of Chinchompa Island.	Pilgrims' Passage	Western Ocean	30.8%
22	Test the currents east of the Twilight Temple.	Litus Lucis	Western Ocean	24.3%
66	Test the currents west of Lledrith Island. Beware of Crystal-flecked waters!	Porth Neigwl	Western Ocean	18.1%
66	Test the currents at the mouth of the Afon Ganol west of the Iorwerth Camp. Beware of Crystal-flecked waters!	Tirannwn Bight	Western Ocean	17.8%
22	Test the currents east of Port Roberts.	Crystal Sea	Western Ocean	26.1%
66	Test the currents north of Gwenith. Beware of Crystal-flecked waters!	Porth Gwenith	Western Ocean	17.6%
22	Test the currents west of Pirates' Cove.	Moonshadow	Western Ocean	19.1%
22	Test the currents north of Rower's Arm.	Fremensund	Northern Ocean	18%
22	Test the currents in the River Crannmor. Note: A raft is necessary to reach this location.	Grandroot Bay	Northern Ocean	15.2%
22	Test the currents north east of Jatizso.	V's Belt	Northern Ocean	18.1%
22	Test the currents west of Neitiznot.	Fremennik Strait	Northern Ocean	18.8%
22	Test the currents west of the hunter area near Trollweiss Mountain.	Idestia Strait	Northern Ocean	17%
22	Test the currents south of the Astral Altar on Lunar Isle.	Lunar Bay	Northern Ocean	18.7%
78	Test the currents north east of the River of Souls. Beware of Icy seas!	Winter's Edge	Northern Ocean	13.2%
78	Test the currents near the shipwrecks in the Everwinter Sea. Beware of Icy seas!	Everwinter Sea	Northern Ocean	13.1%
78	Test the currents north of the western cave on the Fremennik Isles. Beware of Icy seas!	Kannski Tides	Northern Ocean	12.9%
78	Test the currents north west of Weiss. Beware of Icy seas!	Weissmere	Northern Ocean	12.8%
78	Test the currents west of the Island of Stone. Beware of Icy seas!	Stoneheart Sea	Northern Ocean	12.8%
78	Test the currents north of Weiss. Beware of Icy seas!	Weiss Melt	Northern Ocean	12.8%

	Sealed crate Advert Atoll cape flag Bananaless boat Barracuda grade rope Barrel of halberd poles Bird nest Boat shaped ice Box of outfits Broken crane Charred remains of a table Charts in a bottle Chest of equipment Collapsed crab hole Corpse Crab apple tree Crab monument Crashed glider Crystal dinghy Dead magical plant Dictionary Discarded plough Diseased coral Dragon activity marker Dragon scales Elven river mine Empty rowboat Enormous skeleton Floating brooms Floating eggs Floating sled Gnome the ball Golem corpse Horde of tiny sea creatures Jellyfish Kraken slime Lightning rod Lurking Shadow Magical wards Map in a bottle Megashrimp droppings Mid Feldip Ridge Notice from General Khazard Old camp Ominous sea light Partial ship Periscope Poison spill Polite notice Port roberts jail visitors book Prop shipwreck Rapids? Rock of Colbansea Row boat Sabotaged mooring point Safe kebbit burrow Sand pit Seagull Nest Sharhai's purse Shark corpse Shifter corpse Ship in a bottle Sign Spiny kraken corpse Stone tablet Suspicious eyes Tangle of fishing nets The Minor Conch Thorns Tiny briny shrimp Toad spawn Treacherous rock Treasure chest Tree roots Waterlogged book
Wrecks	Barracuda ship Balanced Ballast Counterweight Desert Trout Fearless Fremennik Floaty Boaty Grandyozenaym Last Song Lunar Longship Pandemonium II Pandemonium III Salty Grouper Shelled Snail Soul Searcher

Bottles

	Alco-sol Almost smuggled rum Alone at sea Banana daiquiri Banker's draught Barracuda brew Black lobster ale Captain cat's black rum Captain clop's mango gin Creator's cocktail Crocodile tears Crystal clear vodka Crystal clear water Delicate elven wine Destructor's cocktail Dognose draught Dwarvern wizard's stout bomb Elidinis's life water Exile's welcome Fish bladder stoutier Fishier bladderier stout Fishtongue tonic Get to the point punch Goldless asgoldian ale Graveyard corpse reviver Headless unicornman's heady beer Impling surprise Kgp standard issue martini Kharazi cooler Light in the dark Lunarshine Monkfish bladder stout Mystery fruit cider Myths mighty mixer Ogre prayer potion Ol' random's reddest rum Oo'glug Platinum rum Portal nexus perry Possible albumen Potterington's marrow wine Puzzlers poteen Robert's port Sea shandy 2 Sea spray Self-congratulation wine Slippery snake skins in possibly gravy Slug's mind balm Sorodamin's bru Soul Soul juice Spinner's last gasp Spinning comp-kvass Suqah-free cola Tangled toad's legs cider The endless night The way home Underground passteurised milk Waterbirth blue lagoon Weiss meltwater Wild wood whisky Winter sun Zogre's sloppy kisses Zul-rye beer
Items	Daddy's special water's special water The melted rocks Chuck up's 'stew' Mystery fruit Rare black lobster
NPCs	A corpse Angry tortugan Banana Blue dagannoth Chinchompa chum Chuck up Daddy's special water Dinky the drink troll Drink troll queen Drink troll Drunken Dwarf Mystery fruit Racoon buddy Sailing cat Snakeling Squirrel friend The rocks

Rewards

v t e Sailing
Features	Shipbuilding Raft Skiff Sloop Facilities Mooring point Boat combat Ocean encounters Sailing hazards Crew Management Strategies Sailing Options
Oceans	Ardent Unquiet Eastern Shrouded Western Northern Untamed Forgotten Sunset
Activities	Port tasks Courier tasks Bounty tasks Shipwreck salvaging Sea charting Barracuda Trials Deep sea trawling
Items	Boat paints Lost schematics Ocean encounter pearls Sea treasures (Medallion of the deep) Miscellaneous (Boat bottle) Sailing cape ^(hood) Repair kits Salvage
Rewards	Unlockable islands Coral farming Crab trapping Lantern harpooning Crab dance
Quests	Pandemonium Prying Times Current Affairs Troubled Tortugans The Red Reef Burial at Sea Rocking Out
Development	March 2025 Sailing Alpha June 2025 Sailing Beta August 2025 Sailing Stress Test
Italicised content is under development and has not been released.

Source site	Old School RuneScape Wiki
Canonical source	Sea charting/Current
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Picture	Current duck location ripples · file details

Current task locations

See also