This order establishes the specific legal framework for the exclusion of merchant seamen from entitlement to redundancy payments under the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978. The document is issued by the government of Great Britain to clarify the statutory limitations regarding employment benefits for maritime workers. It serves as a regulatory instrument to define the scope of redundancy eligibility within the shipping industry.

Legal professionals and maritime industry administrators utilize this text as a primary source for understanding historical employment regulations in the United Kingdom. It is considered a technical regulatory document intended for practitioners of labor law and shipping compliance.