This order establishes the legal application of the Oil in Navigable Waters Act 1955 to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics as a convention country. The document serves as a formal instrument of the British government to extend international maritime pollution regulations to Soviet vessels and waters. It functions as a regulatory mechanism to ensure compliance with international treaties regarding the discharge of oil in navigable zones.

Legal professionals and historians categorize this as a foundational administrative record for mid-20th-century maritime treaty implementation. The text is highly technical and intended for use within legal archives and regulatory compliance research.